Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,669 元
Income Tax
- 4,880 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 11,669 元
Net pay
* 29,000 元
Marginal tax rate
25.0%
Average tax rate
28.7%
71.3%
Net pay
28.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,000 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
11,669 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,214 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 40,669 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.71 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.7% tax rate now rises to 44.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 488,028 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 140,031 元. That means that your net pay will be 347,997 元 per year, or 29,000 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.7% and your marginal tax rate is 25.0%. 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 25 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 75 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 750 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,750 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 366537
24.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 347997
28.7%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 346936
28.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 369056
24.4%
1
Canada
CNY 343931
29.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 428779
12.1%
1
Taiwan
CNY 411297
15.7%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 393413
19.4%
3
Thailand
CNY 389169
20.3%
4
Singapore
CNY 385684
21.0%
5
South Korea
CNY 380338
22.1%
6
Australia
CNY 364787
25.3%
7
New Zealand
CNY 359259
26.4%
8
Japan
CNY 357475
26.8%
9
Indonesia
CNY 356759
26.9%
10
Pakistan
CNY 349515
28.4%
11
China
CNY 347997
28.7%
12
Malaysia
CNY 343155
29.7%
13
Philippines
CNY 339675
30.4%
14
Vietnam
CNY 329074
32.6%
15
India
CNY 280363
42.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 437553
10.3%
1
Chile
CNY 400410
18.0%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 393662
19.3%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 383649
21.4%
4
Panama
CNY 373805
23.4%
5
Ecuador
CNY 370812
24.0%
6
Brazil
CNY 357875
26.7%
7
Colombia
CNY 356248
27.0%
8
Peru
CNY 355849
27.1%
9
Uruguay
CNY 355229
27.2%
10
Mexico
CNY 345082
29.3%
11
Argentina
CNY 317168
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 356291
27.0%
1
Kenya
CNY 345277
29.3%
2
Mozambique
CNY 333183
31.7%
3
Nigeria
CNY 332854
31.8%
4
South Africa
CNY 332019
32.0%
5
Ghana
CNY 330031
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 324390
33.5%
7
Morocco
CNY 312051
36.1%
8
Cameroon
CNY 306033
37.3%
9
Zambia
CNY 302245
38.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 301074
38.3%
11
Uganda
CNY 294206
39.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 463627
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 463627
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 448986
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 448986
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 439225
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 435953
10.7%
6
Egypt
CNY 368016
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 367387
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 361469
25.9%
9
Turkey
CNY 285616
41.5%
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.