Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,267 元
Income Tax
- 2,771 元
Housing Fund
- 2,912 元
Pension
- 1,941 元
Medical Insurance
- 485 元
Unemployment
- 121 元
Total tax
- 8,231 元
Net pay
* 16,036 元
Marginal tax rate
38.0%
Average tax rate
33.9%
66.1%
Net pay
33.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,036 元
Net pay
9,549 元
Tax the employer pays
8,231 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,781 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 9,549 元 to pay you 24,267 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 7.33 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
52.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.9% tax rate now rises to 52.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 291,204 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 98,778 元. That means that your net pay will be 192,426 元 per year, or 16,036 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.9% and your marginal tax rate is 38.0%. 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 38 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 620 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,100 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 204075
29.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 194144
33.3%
2
Beijing
CNY 192426
33.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 232637
20.1%
1
Canada
CNY 210759
27.6%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 215168
26.1%
1
Angola
CNY 213102
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 207500
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CNY 205247
29.5%
4
Ghana
CNY 199832
31.4%
5
Nigeria
CNY 198974
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 195720
32.8%
7
Morocco
CNY 192778
33.8%
8
Cameroon
CNY 186196
36.1%
9
Uganda
CNY 185953
36.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 182980
37.2%
11
Zambia
CNY 181198
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 276644
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 276644
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 267908
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 267908
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 262084
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 259171
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 233745
19.7%
7
Egypt
CNY 220398
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CNY 219769
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 170983
41.3%
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.