Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,538,334 元
Income Tax
- 668,355 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 675,144 元
Net pay
* 863,190 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.9%
56.1%
Net pay
43.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
863,190 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
675,144 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
686,689 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 1,538,334 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.46 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.9% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,460,008 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 8,101,733 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,358,275 元 per year, or 863,190 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.9% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 元 in your salary will be taxed 45 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 55 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 550 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,750 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 10365779
43.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 10358275
43.9%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 10357497
43.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10092651
45.3%
1
Canada
CNY 8747400
52.6%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 13430907
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 12925663
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12587122
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12557395
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12218496
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12014970
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 11355013
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11248273
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11202855
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11084262
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10224829
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10178795
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 18383387
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 18356008
0.6%
2
Bahrain
CNY 18210916
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 17537008
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 17537008
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 16983207
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 13847001
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 13846372
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 10752677
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 9406871
49.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Beijing tables of China, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.