Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
345,626 元
Income Tax
- 131,637 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 138,426 元
Net pay
* 207,200 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
40.1%
59.9%
Net pay
40.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
207,200 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
138,426 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
149,970 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 345,626 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.34 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.1% tax rate now rises to 42.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,147,512 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 1,661,110 元. That means that your net pay will be 2,486,402 元 per year, or 207,200 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.1% 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 2493906
39.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 2486402
40.1%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 2485624
40.1%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 2462046
40.6%
1
Canada
CNY 2096326
49.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 3683621
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 3466150
16.4%
2
Singapore
CNY 3296958
20.5%
3
Indonesia
CNY 2830570
31.8%
4
Thailand
CNY 2795504
32.6%
5
Pakistan
CNY 2728180
34.2%
6
Vietnam
CNY 2707739
34.7%
7
Taiwan
CNY 2670606
35.6%
8
Philippines
CNY 2625756
36.7%
9
New Zealand
CNY 2606934
37.1%
10
Malaysia
CNY 2587451
37.6%
11
China
CNY 2486402
40.1%
12
Japan
CNY 2426166
41.5%
13
South Korea
CNY 2384622
42.5%
14
Australia
CNY 2337041
43.7%
15
India
CNY 2053178
50.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 3018566
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 2906916
29.9%
2
Nigeria
CNY 2822035
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 2821348
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 2750779
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 2711847
34.6%
6
Zambia
CNY 2552828
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 2534109
38.9%
8
Morocco
CNY 2529655
39.0%
9
Senegal
CNY 2496765
39.8%
10
South Africa
CNY 2352956
43.3%
11
Uganda
CNY 2306922
44.4%
12
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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.