Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,115 元
Income Tax
- 4,871 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 11,660 元
Net pay
* 29,455 元
Marginal tax rate
-17.9%
Average tax rate
28.4%
71.6%
Net pay
28.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,455 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
11,660 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,204 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 41,115 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.64 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.4% tax rate now rises to 44.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 493,380 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 139,920 元. That means that your net pay will be 353,460 元 per year, or 29,455 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.4% and your marginal tax rate is -17.9%. 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 -17.87 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 118 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 1,179 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 5,894 元 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 370966
24.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 353460
28.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 352411
28.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 372481
24.5%
1
Canada
CNY 347405
29.6%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 468711
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 468711
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 453910
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 453910
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 444042
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 440850
10.7%
6
Egypt
CNY 372030
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 371401
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 364680
26.1%
9
Turkey
CNY 288733
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.