Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
464,945 元
Income Tax
- 185,330 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 192,119 元
Net pay
* 272,826 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
41.3%
58.7%
Net pay
41.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
272,826 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
192,119 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
203,664 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 464,945 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.38 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.3% tax rate now rises to 42.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,579,340 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,305,432 元. That means that your net pay will be 3,273,908 元 per year, or 272,826 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.3% 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 3281412
41.2%
1
Beijing
CNY 3273908
41.3%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 3273129
41.3%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 3227255
42.2%
1
Canada
CNY 2761702
50.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 4972267
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 4654568
16.6%
2
Singapore
CNY 4413784
20.9%
3
Indonesia
CNY 3798486
31.9%
4
Thailand
CNY 3726192
33.2%
5
Pakistan
CNY 3658868
34.4%
6
Vietnam
CNY 3638427
34.8%
7
Taiwan
CNY 3529703
36.7%
8
Philippines
CNY 3514683
37.0%
9
New Zealand
CNY 3480349
37.6%
10
Malaysia
CNY 3432219
38.5%
11
China
CNY 3273908
41.3%
12
Japan
CNY 3197819
42.7%
13
South Korea
CNY 3131015
43.9%
14
Australia
CNY 3095910
44.5%
15
India
CNY 2218657
60.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 4060221
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 3909196
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 3798320
31.9%
3
Nigeria
CNY 3795964
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 3697934
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 3642536
34.7%
6
Zambia
CNY 3433402
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 3405878
39.0%
8
Morocco
CNY 3397325
39.1%
9
Senegal
CNY 3355861
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 3140461
43.7%
11
Uganda
CNY 3094428
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 5502719
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 5475340
1.9%
2
Bahrain
CNY 5459054
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 5300373
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 5300373
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 5132993
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 4186500
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 4185871
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 3250847
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 2966537
46.8%
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.