Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
536,120 元
Income Tax
- 217,359 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 224,148 元
Net pay
* 311,972 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
41.8%
58.2%
Net pay
41.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
311,972 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
224,148 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
235,693 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 536,120 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.40 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.8% tax rate now rises to 43.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,433,440 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,689,777 元. That means that your net pay will be 3,743,663 元 per year, or 311,972 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.8% 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 3751167
41.7%
1
Beijing
CNY 3743663
41.8%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 3742884
41.8%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 3682490
42.8%
1
Canada
CNY 3158606
50.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 5699724
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 4668299
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 4400304
31.6%
3
Panama
CNY 4342368
32.5%
4
Mexico
CNY 4216576
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 4200307
34.7%
6
Argentina
CNY 4181686
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 4104575
36.2%
8
Colombia
CNY 4094590
36.4%
9
Chile
CNY 4036290
37.3%
10
Peru
CNY 3997414
37.9%
11
Ecuador
CNY 3768600
41.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 4681578
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 4507066
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 4381094
31.9%
3
Nigeria
CNY 4376923
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 4262921
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 4197701
34.8%
6
Zambia
CNY 3958674
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 3925897
39.0%
8
Morocco
CNY 3914900
39.2%
9
Senegal
CNY 3868321
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 3610216
43.9%
11
Uganda
CNY 3564183
44.6%
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.