Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
538 元
Income Tax
- 14.45 元
Pension
- 43.04 元
Medical Insurance
- 10.76 元
Unemployment
- 2.69 元
Total tax
- 70.94 元
Net pay
* 467 元
Marginal tax rate
13.2%
Average tax rate
13.2%
86.8%
Net pay
13.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
467 元
Net pay
147 元
Tax the employer pays
70.94 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
218 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 147 元 to pay you 538 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.05 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.2% tax rate now rises to 31.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,456 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 851 元. That means that your net pay will be 5,605 元 per year, or 467 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.2% and your marginal tax rate is 13.2%. 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 13.19 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 86.81 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 868 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 4,341 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guangzhou
CNY 5624
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 5605
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 5605
13.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CNY 6224
3.6%
1
USA
CNY 5897
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 6456
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 6456
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 6456
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 6378
1.2%
4
Thailand
CNY 6133
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 5908
8.5%
6
Indonesia
CNY 5900
8.6%
7
Taiwan
CNY 5885
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 5766
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CNY 5688
11.9%
10
India
CNY 5681
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CNY 5660
12.3%
12
China
CNY 5605
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 5489
15.0%
14
Japan
CNY 5246
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 5113
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 6303
2.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 5972
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CNY 5943
8.0%
3
Colombia
CNY 5940
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 5846
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 5837
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 5778
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 5746
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 5649
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 5358
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 5320
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 5287
18.1%
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.