Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,179 元
Income Tax
- 2,643 元
Housing Fund
- 22.07 元
Pension
- 13.03 元
Medical Insurance
- 3.26 元
Unemployment
- 0.81 元
Total tax
- 2,682 元
Net pay
* 3,497 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.4%
56.6%
Net pay
43.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,497 元
Net pay
66.60 元
Tax the employer pays
2,682 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,748 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 66.60 元 to pay you 6,179 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.45 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.4% tax rate now rises to 44.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,852,320 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 5,578,273 元. That means that your net pay will be 7,274,047 元 per year, or 606,171 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.4% 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 7281551
43.3%
1
Beijing
CNY 7274047
43.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 7273268
43.4%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 7103753
44.7%
1
Canada
CNY 6141485
52.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 11380953
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 9321987
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 8708977
32.2%
3
Panama
CNY 8626970
32.9%
4
Mexico
CNY 8388848
34.7%
5
Argentina
CNY 8353958
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 8350113
35.0%
7
Colombia
CNY 8009953
37.7%
8
Uruguay
CNY 8003146
37.7%
9
Peru
CNY 7928978
38.3%
10
Chile
CNY 7887618
38.6%
11
Ecuador
CNY 7430347
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 9351314
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 9000282
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 8760856
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 8743045
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 8509010
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 8369973
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 7906285
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 7834032
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 7804664
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 7719649
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 7140600
44.4%
11
Uganda
CNY 7094567
44.8%
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.