Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,740,008 元
Income Tax
- 1,846,261 元
Housing Fund
- 45,913 元
Pension
- 27,092 元
Medical Insurance
- 6,773 元
Unemployment
- 1,693 元
Total tax
- 1,927,733 元
Net pay
* 2,812,275 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
40.7%
59.3%
Net pay
40.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,812,275 元
Net pay
138,534 元
Tax the employer pays
1,927,733 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,066,267 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 138,534 元 to pay you 4,740,008 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.36 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.7% tax rate now rises to 42.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,740,008 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 1,927,733 元. That means that your net pay will be 2,812,275 元 per year, or 234,356 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.7% 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 2819779
40.5%
1
Beijing
CNY 2812275
40.7%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 2811497
40.7%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 2779891
41.4%
1
Canada
CNY 2371661
50.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 4216868
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 3957922
16.5%
2
Singapore
CNY 3759105
20.7%
3
Indonesia
CNY 3231098
31.8%
4
Thailand
CNY 3180627
32.9%
5
Pakistan
CNY 3113302
34.3%
6
Vietnam
CNY 3092861
34.8%
7
Taiwan
CNY 3026104
36.2%
8
Philippines
CNY 2993598
36.8%
9
New Zealand
CNY 2968356
37.4%
10
Malaysia
CNY 2937022
38.0%
11
China
CNY 2812275
40.7%
12
Japan
CNY 2745479
42.1%
13
South Korea
CNY 2693482
43.2%
14
Australia
CNY 2651064
44.1%
15
India
CNY 2122075
55.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 4200899
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 3440560
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 3263587
31.2%
3
Panama
CNY 3212002
32.2%
4
Mexico
CNY 3115845
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 3105503
34.5%
6
Argentina
CNY 3080955
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 3076053
35.1%
8
Colombia
CNY 3061637
35.4%
9
Chile
CNY 3020231
36.3%
10
Peru
CNY 2960187
37.6%
11
Ecuador
CNY 2802557
40.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 3449607
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 3321663
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 3225623
32.0%
3
Nigeria
CNY 3225051
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 3142716
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 3096970
34.7%
6
Zambia
CNY 2917213
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 2894851
38.9%
8
Morocco
CNY 2888700
39.1%
9
Senegal
CNY 2852262
39.8%
10
South Africa
CNY 2678829
43.5%
11
Uganda
CNY 2632795
44.5%
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.