Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,559 元
Income Tax
- 3,714 元
Housing Fund
- 22.07 元
Pension
- 13.03 元
Medical Insurance
- 3.26 元
Unemployment
- 0.81 元
Total tax
- 3,753 元
Net pay
* 4,806 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.8%
56.2%
Net pay
43.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,806 元
Net pay
66.60 元
Tax the employer pays
3,753 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,819 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 66.60 元 to pay you 8,559 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 43.8% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,802,720 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 7,805,953 元. That means that your net pay will be 9,996,767 元 per year, or 833,064 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 9996767
43.8%
1
Shanghai
CNY 10004271
43.8%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 9995988
43.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 9742317
45.3%
1
Canada
CNY 8441956
52.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 15762458
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 12911027
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 12031933
32.4%
3
Panama
CNY 11931362
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 11606608
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 11571718
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 11550546
35.1%
7
Colombia
CNY 11029578
38.1%
8
Uruguay
CNY 11009821
38.2%
9
Peru
CNY 10961098
38.4%
10
Chile
CNY 10857858
39.0%
11
Ecuador
CNY 10254377
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 12952730
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 12465562
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12138638
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12110307
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 11783700
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 11587733
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 10950781
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 10848083
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 10804547
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 10689889
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 9863320
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 9817287
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.