Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,442 元
Income Tax
- 3,146 元
Housing Fund
- 177 元
Pension
- 104 元
Medical Insurance
- 26.05 元
Unemployment
- 6.51 元
Total tax
- 3,459 元
Net pay
* 5,983 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
36.6%
63.4%
Net pay
36.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,983 元
Net pay
533 元
Tax the employer pays
3,459 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,992 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 533 元 to pay you 9,442 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.23 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.6% tax rate now rises to 40.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,454,920 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 899,443 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,555,477 元 per year, or 129,623 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 36.6% 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 1562981
36.3%
1
Beijing
CNY 1555477
36.6%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 1554698
36.7%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 1531040
37.6%
1
Canada
CNY 1309772
46.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 2160289
12.0%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 2061299
16.0%
2
Singapore
CNY 1976736
19.5%
3
Thailand
CNY 1695319
30.9%
4
Indonesia
CNY 1686378
31.3%
5
Taiwan
CNY 1655051
32.6%
6
Pakistan
CNY 1627995
33.7%
7
Vietnam
CNY 1607554
34.5%
8
Philippines
CNY 1574939
35.9%
9
New Zealand
CNY 1574453
35.9%
10
Malaysia
CNY 1572268
36.0%
11
China
CNY 1555477
36.6%
12
Japan
CNY 1513980
38.3%
13
South Korea
CNY 1494267
39.1%
14
Australia
CNY 1439968
41.3%
15
India
CNY 1223808
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 2178411
11.3%
1
Brazil
CNY 1783872
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 1729722
29.5%
3
Uruguay
CNY 1688182
31.2%
4
Panama
CNY 1686706
31.3%
5
Colombia
CNY 1667768
32.1%
6
Chile
CNY 1649178
32.8%
7
Mexico
CNY 1630538
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
CNY 1628193
33.7%
9
Argentina
CNY 1595648
35.0%
10
Peru
CNY 1560570
36.4%
11
Ecuador
CNY 1498994
38.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 1787205
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 1722102
29.9%
2
Nigeria
CNY 1670734
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 1666450
32.1%
4
Ghana
CNY 1631130
33.6%
5
Mozambique
CNY 1611663
34.4%
6
Zambia
CNY 1511884
38.4%
7
Morocco
CNY 1503964
38.7%
8
Cameroon
CNY 1503575
38.8%
9
Senegal
CNY 1481209
39.7%
10
South Africa
CNY 1422030
42.1%
11
Uganda
CNY 1375997
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 2378299
3.1%
1
Bahrain
CNY 2365879
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
CNY 2350920
4.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 2332174
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 2332174
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 2258526
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 1843185
24.9%
7
Lebanon
CNY 1842556
24.9%
8
Turkey
CNY 1431153
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 1404327
42.8%
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.