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According to a survey conducted by [Mercer Human Resource Consulting LLC](https://www.mercer.com/ "http://www.mercerhr.com/"), a software engineer in Beijing makes \$13,400 per year. In India, a software engineer makes \$10,300 per year. Salaries in India are growing at 11.5% per year (over the past 5 years) and 7.5% per year in China in the same period. The survey also said that software engineering wages in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou are higher by approximately 20% versus jobs in other Chinese cities.[ *Via* \[David Intersimone\]]{style="COLOR: #1f497d"}\< ?xml:namespace prefix = o /\>
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