Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,988,880 元
Income Tax
- 1,958,254 元
Housing Fund
- 45,913 元
Pension
- 27,092 元
Medical Insurance
- 6,773 元
Unemployment
- 1,693 元
Total tax
- 2,039,725 元
Net pay
* 2,949,155 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
40.9%
59.1%
Net pay
40.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,949,155 元
Net pay
138,534 元
Tax the employer pays
2,039,725 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,178,260 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 138,534 元 to pay you 4,988,880 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.37 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.9% tax rate now rises to 42.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,988,880 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,039,725 元. That means that your net pay will be 2,949,155 元 per year, or 245,763 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.9% 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
Shanghai
CNY 2956659
40.7%
1
Beijing
CNY 2949155
40.9%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 2948376
40.9%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 4340326
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 4065937
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 4016048
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CNY 3833804
23.2%
4
Romania
CNY 2918495
41.5%
5
Poland
CNY 2891255
42.1%
6
Switzerland
CNY 2865718
42.6%
7
Greece
CNY 2808628
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
CNY 2742603
45.0%
9
Norway
CNY 2726252
45.4%
10
Spain
CNY 2711838
45.6%
11
Austria
CNY 2707106
45.7%
12
Luxembourg
CNY 2650244
46.9%
13
Denmark
CNY 2648601
46.9%
14
Netherlands
CNY 2585699
48.2%
15
Sweden
CNY 2563893
48.6%
16
Germany
CNY 2516607
49.6%
17
Ireland
CNY 2501706
49.9%
18
France
CNY 2363896
52.6%
19
Italy
CNY 2316461
53.6%
20
Finland
CNY 1947545
61.0%
21
Belgium
CNY 1904111
61.8%
22
Portugal
CNY 1860583
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 2912540
41.6%
1
Canada
CNY 2487313
50.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 4440853
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 4164486
16.5%
2
Singapore
CNY 3953225
20.8%
3
Indonesia
CNY 3399335
31.9%
4
Thailand
CNY 3342393
33.0%
5
Pakistan
CNY 3275069
34.4%
6
Vietnam
CNY 3254628
34.8%
7
Taiwan
CNY 3175427
36.4%
8
Philippines
CNY 3148106
36.9%
9
New Zealand
CNY 3120168
37.5%
10
Malaysia
CNY 3083854
38.2%
11
China
CNY 2949155
40.9%
12
Japan
CNY 2879603
42.3%
13
South Korea
CNY 2823216
43.4%
14
Australia
CNY 2782966
44.2%
15
India
CNY 2150712
56.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 4421171
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 3620993
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 3430643
31.2%
3
Panama
CNY 3378124
32.3%
4
Mexico
CNY 3277612
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 3266399
34.5%
6
Argentina
CNY 3242722
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 3227208
35.3%
8
Colombia
CNY 3213443
35.6%
9
Chile
CNY 3169554
36.5%
10
Peru
CNY 3112621
37.6%
11
Ecuador
CNY 2944529
41.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 3630661
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 3495874
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 3395434
31.9%
3
Nigeria
CNY 3394333
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 3307344
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 3258737
34.7%
6
Zambia
CNY 3070269
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 3046376
38.9%
8
Morocco
CNY 3039514
39.1%
9
Senegal
CNY 3001585
39.8%
10
South Africa
CNY 2815708
43.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 2769675
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 4912259
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 4884880
2.1%
2
Bahrain
CNY 4874499
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 4739436
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 4739436
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 4589770
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 3743655
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 3743026
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 2906957
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 2671307
46.5%
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.