Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
71,728 元
Income Tax
- 31,175 元
Housing Fund
- 177 元
Pension
- 104 元
Medical Insurance
- 26.05 元
Unemployment
- 6.51 元
Total tax
- 31,488 元
Net pay
* 40,240 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.9%
56.1%
Net pay
43.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
40,240 元
Net pay
533 元
Tax the employer pays
31,488 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,021 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 533 元 to pay you 71,728 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.46 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.9% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,649,280 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 8,186,905 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,462,375 元 per year, or 871,865 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.9% 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
Beijing
CNY 10462375
43.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 10461596
43.9%
2
Shanghai
CNY 10469879
43.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10193533
45.3%
1
Canada
CNY 8835356
52.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 16735213
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 15502618
16.9%
2
Singapore
CNY 14608337
21.7%
3
Indonesia
CNY 12633765
32.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 12221653
34.5%
5
Pakistan
CNY 12154329
34.8%
6
Vietnam
CNY 12133888
34.9%
7
Philippines
CNY 11628937
37.6%
8
New Zealand
CNY 11453012
38.6%
9
Taiwan
CNY 11371667
39.0%
10
Malaysia
CNY 11143353
40.3%
11
China
CNY 10462375
43.9%
12
Japan
CNY 10241580
45.1%
13
Australia
CNY 10022978
46.3%
14
South Korea
CNY 9944203
46.7%
15
India
CNY 3722617
80.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 16511732
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 13524783
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 12600186
32.4%
3
Panama
CNY 12496441
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 12156872
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 12121982
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 12097847
35.1%
7
Colombia
CNY 11545959
38.1%
8
Uruguay
CNY 11523988
38.2%
9
Peru
CNY 11479616
38.4%
10
Chile
CNY 11365794
39.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 10737310
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 13568602
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 13058154
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12716267
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12686137
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12343699
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12137997
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 11471415
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11363511
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11317552
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11197825
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10328928
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10282895
44.9%
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.