Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,895 元
Income Tax
- 4,731 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 11,521 元
Net pay
* 30,374 元
Marginal tax rate
-17.9%
Average tax rate
27.5%
72.5%
Net pay
27.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
30,374 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
11,521 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,065 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 41,895 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.51 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.5% tax rate now rises to 43.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 502,740 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 138,247 元. That means that your net pay will be 364,493 元 per year, or 30,374 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 377518
24.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 364493
27.5%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 363477
27.7%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 378470
24.7%
1
Canada
CNY 353217
29.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 440990
12.3%
1
Taiwan
CNY 423016
15.9%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 405329
19.4%
3
Thailand
CNY 399468
20.5%
4
Singapore
CNY 398704
20.7%
5
South Korea
CNY 390784
22.3%
6
Australia
CNY 374423
25.5%
7
New Zealand
CNY 368911
26.6%
8
Japan
CNY 367319
26.9%
9
Indonesia
CNY 366705
27.1%
10
China
CNY 364493
27.5%
11
Pakistan
CNY 359078
28.6%
12
Malaysia
CNY 352639
29.9%
13
Philippines
CNY 349287
30.5%
14
Vietnam
CNY 338637
32.6%
15
India
CNY 288260
42.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 450574
10.4%
1
Chile
CNY 411663
18.1%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 404196
19.6%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 392381
22.0%
4
Panama
CNY 383625
23.7%
5
Ecuador
CNY 379879
24.4%
6
Brazil
CNY 368541
26.7%
7
Colombia
CNY 366228
27.2%
8
Uruguay
CNY 365701
27.3%
9
Peru
CNY 364860
27.4%
10
Mexico
CNY 354384
29.5%
11
Argentina
CNY 326731
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 477603
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 477603
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 462521
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 462521
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 452466
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 449414
10.6%
6
Egypt
CNY 379050
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 378421
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 370296
26.3%
9
Turkey
CNY 294184
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.