Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,115 元
Income Tax
- 4,871 元
Housing Fund
- 3,826 元
Pension
- 2,258 元
Medical Insurance
- 564 元
Unemployment
- 141 元
Total tax
- 11,660 元
Net pay
* 29,455 元
Marginal tax rate
-17.9%
Average tax rate
28.4%
71.6%
Net pay
28.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,455 元
Net pay
11,545 元
Tax the employer pays
11,660 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,204 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,545 元 to pay you 41,115 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.64 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.4% tax rate now rises to 44.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 493,380 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 139,920 元. That means that your net pay will be 353,460 元 per year, or 29,455 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.4% and your marginal tax rate is -17.9%. 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 -17.87 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 118 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 1,179 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 5,894 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 429241
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CNY 402239
18.5%
2
Hungary
CNY 402105
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CNY 397171
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
CNY 374447
24.1%
5
United Kingdom
CNY 365340
26.0%
6
France
CNY 359036
27.2%
7
Norway
CNY 349233
29.2%
8
Ireland
CNY 342292
30.6%
9
Spain
CNY 341811
30.7%
10
Denmark
CNY 329315
33.3%
11
Austria
CNY 316384
35.9%
12
Sweden
CNY 315698
36.0%
13
Luxembourg
CNY 312320
36.7%
14
Netherlands
CNY 310487
37.1%
15
Poland
CNY 303893
38.4%
16
Greece
CNY 299551
39.3%
17
Germany
CNY 292609
40.7%
18
Romania
CNY 288627
41.5%
19
Finland
CNY 277909
43.7%
20
Italy
CNY 274739
44.3%
21
Portugal
CNY 263018
46.7%
22
Belgium
CNY 224000
54.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 372481
24.5%
1
Canada
CNY 347405
29.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 433221
12.2%
1
Taiwan
CNY 415528
15.8%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 397748
19.4%
3
Thailand
CNY 392916
20.4%
4
Singapore
CNY 390420
20.9%
5
South Korea
CNY 384138
22.1%
6
Australia
CNY 368292
25.4%
7
New Zealand
CNY 362770
26.5%
8
Japan
CNY 361056
26.8%
9
Indonesia
CNY 360377
27.0%
10
China
CNY 353460
28.4%
11
Pakistan
CNY 352994
28.5%
12
Malaysia
CNY 346606
29.8%
13
Philippines
CNY 343172
30.4%
14
Vietnam
CNY 332553
32.6%
15
India
CNY 283236
42.6%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 360185
27.0%
1
Kenya
CNY 349024
29.3%
2
Mozambique
CNY 336662
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 336494
31.8%
4
South Africa
CNY 335177
32.1%
5
Ghana
CNY 333571
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 328042
33.5%
7
Morocco
CNY 315295
36.1%
8
Cameroon
CNY 309291
37.3%
9
Zambia
CNY 305537
38.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 304285
38.3%
11
Uganda
CNY 297150
39.8%
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.