Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,721 元
Income Tax
- 4,237 元
Housing Fund
- 22.07 元
Pension
- 13.03 元
Medical Insurance
- 3.26 元
Unemployment
- 0.81 元
Total tax
- 4,276 元
Net pay
* 5,445 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.0%
56.0%
Net pay
44.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,445 元
Net pay
66.60 元
Tax the employer pays
4,276 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,342 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 66.60 元 to pay you 9,721 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.47 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44% tax rate now rises to 44.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,219,680 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 8,893,585 元. That means that your net pay will be 11,326,095 元 per year, or 943,841 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.0% 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 11333599
43.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 11326095
44.0%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 11325316
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 11030556
45.5%
1
Canada
CNY 9565127
52.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 14711068
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 14157434
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 13787790
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 13754324
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 13382519
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 13158757
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 12437211
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 12319649
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 12269196
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 12140065
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 11192648
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 11146615
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 20143059
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 20115680
0.5%
2
Bahrain
CNY 19952991
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 19208696
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 19208696
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 18602106
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 15166755
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 15166126
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 11777527
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 10286707
49.1%
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.