[nonethewiser]

You were paid ~150k+ USD in China, from a Chinese employer?

[yibg]

Not a Chinese employer, although you'd be surprised at the comp levels for some companies in the larger city in China. I was working for a US employer with an office in China.

EDIT: to provide more details. Total comp of 200k USD and up at some of the larger (e.g. BAT companies) isn't uncommon for the more senior folks.

[alwayslikethis]

It's not surprising for the reasons you stated. People from Western countries find living in China undesirable, hence they need to be paid a lot to go there and work.

[yibg]

That’s certainly true for people that are relocated to China from overseas. That was my case. But local Chinese citizens working at one of the BAT companies can also be very highly paid at the more senior levels (say L7 and up). My 200k USD reference was for local comp, not imported expat comp.

[nonethewiser]

Interesting, thanks for sharing. And congrats

[dumpster_fire]

If you worked in FAANG and switched to say, Tencent, then yes. More than that.