Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,955,000 元
Income Tax
- 2,393,008 元
Housing Fund
- 45,913 元
Pension
- 27,092 元
Medical Insurance
- 6,773 元
Unemployment
- 1,693 元
Total tax
- 2,474,479 元
Net pay
* 3,480,521 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
41.6%
58.4%
Net pay
41.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,480,521 元
Net pay
138,534 元
Tax the employer pays
2,474,479 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,613,014 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 138,534 元 to pay you 5,955,000 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.39 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.6% tax rate now rises to 42.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,955,000 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,474,479 元. That means that your net pay will be 3,480,521 元 per year, or 290,043 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.6% 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 3488025
41.4%
1
Beijing
CNY 3480521
41.6%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 3479742
41.6%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 5180850
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 4853325
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 4793775
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CNY 4577716
23.1%
4
Romania
CNY 3483675
41.5%
5
Poland
CNY 3447301
42.1%
6
Switzerland
CNY 3362036
43.5%
7
Greece
CNY 3349656
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
CNY 3242570
45.6%
9
Norway
CNY 3234431
45.7%
10
Spain
CNY 3212289
46.1%
11
Austria
CNY 3189654
46.4%
12
Luxembourg
CNY 3160549
46.9%
13
Denmark
CNY 3143463
47.2%
14
Netherlands
CNY 3073589
48.4%
15
Sweden
CNY 3047044
48.8%
16
Germany
CNY 2984933
49.9%
17
Ireland
CNY 2965444
50.2%
18
France
CNY 2762903
53.6%
19
Italy
CNY 2754886
53.7%
20
Finland
CNY 2303271
61.3%
21
Belgium
CNY 2265246
62.0%
22
Portugal
CNY 2208386
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 3427482
42.4%
1
Canada
CNY 2936273
50.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 5310361
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 4966366
16.6%
2
Singapore
CNY 4706798
21.0%
3
Indonesia
CNY 4052432
32.0%
4
Thailand
CNY 3970371
33.3%
5
Pakistan
CNY 3903047
34.5%
6
Vietnam
CNY 3882606
34.8%
7
Taiwan
CNY 3755099
36.9%
8
Philippines
CNY 3747905
37.1%
9
New Zealand
CNY 3709502
37.7%
10
Malaysia
CNY 3653855
38.6%
11
China
CNY 3480521
41.6%
12
Japan
CNY 3400272
42.9%
13
South Korea
CNY 3326841
44.1%
14
Australia
CNY 3295010
44.7%
15
India
CNY 2261884
62.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 5276266
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 4321430
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 4079151
31.5%
3
Panama
CNY 4023009
32.4%
4
Mexico
CNY 3905590
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 3890995
34.7%
6
Argentina
CNY 3870700
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 3813990
36.0%
8
Colombia
CNY 3802753
36.1%
9
Chile
CNY 3749226
37.0%
10
Peru
CNY 3704369
37.8%
11
Ecuador
CNY 3495667
41.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 4333513
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 4172158
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 4054642
31.9%
3
Nigeria
CNY 4051488
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 3946433
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 3886715
34.7%
6
Zambia
CNY 3664433
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 3634598
39.0%
8
Morocco
CNY 3624971
39.1%
9
Senegal
CNY 3581257
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 3347074
43.8%
11
Uganda
CNY 3301041
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 5878379
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 5851000
1.8%
2
Bahrain
CNY 5830958
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 5657250
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 5657250
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 5478600
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 4468245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 4467616
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 3469635
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 3154367
47.0%
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.