Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,988 元
Income Tax
- 145 元
Housing Fund
- 479 元
Pension
- 319 元
Medical Insurance
- 79.76 元
Unemployment
- 19.94 元
Total tax
- 1,042 元
Net pay
* 2,946 元
Marginal tax rate
58.6%
Average tax rate
26.1%
73.9%
Net pay
26.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,946 元
Net pay
1,569 元
Tax the employer pays
1,042 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,611 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,569 元 to pay you 3,988 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.55 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.1% tax rate now rises to 47.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 20.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 47,856 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 12,506 元. That means that your net pay will be 35,350 元 per year, or 2,946 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.1% and your marginal tax rate is 58.6%. 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 58.56 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 41.44 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 414 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,072 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 36613
23.5%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 35485
25.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 35350
26.1%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CNY 47856
0.0%
1
Ireland
CNY 47856
0.0%
2
Norway
CNY 46470
2.9%
3
Austria
CNY 46043
3.8%
4
Spain
CNY 44817
6.4%
5
Switzerland
CNY 44405
7.2%
6
Italy
CNY 43458
9.2%
7
France
CNY 43214
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 42592
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 42566
11.1%
10
Russia
CNY 41635
13.0%
11
Hungary
CNY 39003
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CNY 38524
19.5%
13
Germany
CNY 38440
19.7%
14
Sweden
CNY 38189
20.2%
15
Poland
CNY 37578
21.5%
16
Greece
CNY 37400
21.9%
17
Portugal
CNY 35571
25.7%
18
Finland
CNY 33140
30.8%
19
Belgium
CNY 32542
32.0%
20
Denmark
CNY 31759
33.6%
21
Netherlands
CNY 30117
37.1%
22
Romania
CNY 27996
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 43728
8.6%
1
Canada
CNY 37673
21.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 47856
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 47856
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CNY 45307
5.3%
3
Thailand
CNY 45245
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CNY 43620
8.9%
5
Philippines
CNY 43123
9.9%
6
South Korea
CNY 42302
11.6%
7
Malaysia
CNY 42228
11.8%
8
New Zealand
CNY 42166
11.9%
9
Indonesia
CNY 42158
11.9%
10
India
CNY 39961
16.5%
11
Vietnam
CNY 38975
18.6%
12
Japan
CNY 38887
18.7%
13
Singapore
CNY 38604
19.3%
14
Kazakhstan
CNY 37902
20.8%
15
China
CNY 35350
26.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CNY 44051
8.0%
1
Colombia
CNY 44028
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CNY 43334
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CNY 43267
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CNY 42831
10.5%
5
Panama
CNY 42592
11.0%
6
Brazil
CNY 42271
11.7%
7
Mexico
CNY 42253
11.7%
8
Peru
CNY 41874
12.5%
9
Chile
CNY 39433
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 38237
20.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 31056
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 45342
5.3%
1
Morocco
CNY 41362
13.6%
2
Cameroon
CNY 38059
20.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 38027
20.5%
4
Mozambique
CNY 37977
20.6%
5
Kenya
CNY 37317
22.0%
6
Angola
CNY 35902
25.0%
7
Ghana
CNY 35815
25.2%
8
Nigeria
CNY 33449
30.1%
9
Uganda
CNY 33229
30.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 33129
30.8%
11
Zambia
CNY 33045
31.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 45463
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 45463
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 44027
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 44028
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 43070
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 42592
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 41563
13.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 37567
21.5%
8
Lebanon
CNY 37258
22.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 29240
38.9%
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.