Last updated on October 21st, 2024
Currency | CNY |
Payroll cycle | Monthly |
Employer taxes | 3% - 45% depending on income level |
Minimum wage | 1,540 CNY to 2,690 CNY per month, varies across different regions |
Working hours | 40 hours per week, maximum 44 hours per week, with overtime paid for additional hours (maximum 36 hours per month) |
OCTOBER 2024
China Announces Gradual Retirement Age Delay and Pension Contribution Reforms Effective January 1, 2025
Zhejiang Province (浙江省) – Marriage Leaves Extended
SEPTEMBER 2024
Kunming (昆明市) – Change of Minimum Wages 2024
Zhenjiang (镇江市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
Kunming (昆明市) – Change of Minimum Wages 2024
Zhenjiang (镇江市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
AUGUST 2024
Changsha (长沙市) – Change of Minimum Wages 2024
Shaoxing (绍兴市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024
Shaoxing (绍兴市), Dezhou (德州市), Tangshan (唐山市), Shanghai (上海市), Guangzhou (广州市), Tianjin (天津市), & Kunshan (昆山市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024 (Final)
Tangshan (唐山市) & Kunshan (昆山市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024 (Final)
Dezhou (德州市), Guangzhou (广州市), Tianjin (天津市), & Shanghai (上海市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024
Shanghai (上海市), Beijing (北京市), & Shaoxing (绍兴市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
JULY 2024
Beijing (北京市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024
Tangshan (唐山市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024
Kunshan (昆山市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024
Tianjin (天津市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
Guangzhou (广州市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
Kunshan (昆山市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
Dezhou (德州市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
Tangshan (唐山市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
Chengdu (成都市) - Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2024
Chengdu (成都市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024
Beijing (北京市) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024 (Final)
JUNE 2024
Harbin (哈尔滨市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2024
Hangzhou (杭州市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2024 (Final)
APRIL 2024
Dalian (大连市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2024
Shenyang (沈阳市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2024
FEBRUARY 2024
Zhenjiang (镇江市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2024
Nanchang (南昌市)- Changes of Minimum Wages 2024
JANUARY 2024
Changes of Minimum Wages:
Wuhan (武汉市)
Zhengzhou (郑州市)
Changzhou (常州市)
Jiangyin (江阴市)
Kunshan (昆山市)
Nanjing (南京市)
Wuxi (无锡市)
Zhenjiang (镇江市)
Hangzhou (杭州市)
Shaoxing (绍兴市)
Shangyu (上虞市)
NOVEMBER 2023
Nanning (南宁市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
Shijiazhuang (石家庄市) - Change of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2023 (Revised)
OCTOBER 2023
Changes of Minimum Wages
Dezhou (德州市)
Jinan (济南市)
Kunming (昆明市)
Qingdao (青岛市)
Tianjin (天津市)
SEPTEMBER 2023
Beijing (北京市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
Kunming (昆明市) - Change of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2023 (Revised)
Zhenjiang (镇江市) - Change of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2023 (Revised)
Changes of Special Additional Deduction Standards for Individual Income Tax (个人所得税有关专项附加扣除标准)
AUGUST 2023
Extension of the Policy of Annual (One-Off) Bonus Tax (全年一次性奖金个人所得税政策)
Extension of the Policy of Tax Incentives on Equity Incentive of Listed Companies (上市公司股权激励单独计税优惠政策)
Extension of the Policy of Tax Related to Allowances and Subsidies for Foreign Individuals (外籍个人有关津补贴个人所得税政策)
Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount
Shaoxing (绍兴市)
Change of Housing Fund Base Tax Exemption
Zhenjiang (镇江市)
Shaoxing (绍兴市)
Harbin (哈尔滨市)
Shangyu (上虞市)
Shijiazhuang (石家庄市)
Beijing (北京市)
Hefei (合肥市)
Tangshan (唐山市)
Zhengzhou (郑州市)
JULY 2023
Shanghai (上海市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption
Shanghai (上海市)
Chengdu (成都市)
Guangzhou (广州市)
Change of Housing Fund Base Tax Exemption
Nanjing (南京市)
Changsha (长沙市)
Kunshan (昆山市)
Chengdu (成都市)
Tianjin (天津市)
Nanning (南宁市)
Kunming (昆明市)
Guangzhou (广州市)
Fuzhou (福州市)
Changzhou (常州市)
Chongqing (重庆市)
Dalian (大连市)
Foshan (佛山市)
Shanghai (上海市)
Shenyang (沈阳市)
Wuhan (武汉市)
Wuxi (无锡市)
JUNE 2023
Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption
Beijing (北京市)
Dezhou (德州市)
Kunshan (昆山市)
Tangshan (唐山市)
Change of Housing Fund Base Tax Exemption
Jinan (济南市)
Nanchang (南昌市)
Dezhou (德州市)
Qingdao (青岛市)
MAY 2023
Xian (西安市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
APRIL 2023
No Statutory Updates
MARCH 2023
Taiyuan (太原市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
FEBRUARY 2023
Hefei (合肥市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
JANUARY 2023
Extension of the Policy of Tax Incentives on Equity Incentive of Listed Companies (上市公司股权激励单独计税优惠政策)
Shijiazhuang (石家庄市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
Tangshan (唐山市) - Changes of Minimum Wages 2023
DECEMBER 2022
No Statutory Updates
NOVEMBER 2022
Private Pension (个人养老金) Tax Incentive for Multiple Cities
OCTOBER 2022
No Statutory Updates
SEPTEMBER 2022
Changes of Minimum Wages 2022
Kunming(昆明市)
Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption
Shangyu (上虞市)
AUGUST 2022
Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption
Kunshan (昆山市)
Tangshan (唐山市)
Change of Housing Fund Base Tax Exemption
Nanjing (南京市)
Beijing (北京市)
Tangshan (唐山市)
Shaoxing (绍兴市)
Zhenjiang (镇江市)
Ningde (宁德市)
JULY 2022
Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption
Dezhou (德州市)
Shanghai (上海市)
Guangzhou (广州市)
Chengdu (成都市)
Beijing (北京市)
Change of Housing Fund Base Tax Exemption
Kunshan (昆山市)
Shijiazhuang (石家庄市)
Zhengzhou (郑州市)
Foshan (佛山市)
Wuxi (无锡市)
Nanchang (南昌市)
Dalian(大连市)
Tianjin (天津市)
Hefei (合肥市)
Fuzhou (福州市)
Chongqing (重庆市)
Shenyang (沈阳市)
Shanghai (上海市)
Dezhou (德州市)
Changsha (长沙市)
Chengdu (成都市)
Wuhan (武汉市)
Changzhou (常州市)
JUNE 2022
Change of Housing Fund Base Tax Exemption
Qingdao(青岛市)
Jinan (济南市)
Kunming (昆明市)
Harbin (哈尔滨市)
Guangzhou(广州市)
Shenzhen (深圳市)
Nanning (南宁市)
Change of Minimum Wages
Chengdu(成都市)
MAY 2022
High Temperature Allowance Rule Change
Xu Zhou (徐州)
Zhu Hai (珠海)
Social Insurance and Social Housing Contribution Rule Change
Xu Zhou (徐州)
APRIL 2022
Personal income tax relief for parents of children under 3
Social Medical Insurance Contribution Rounding Rule Change
Ningbo (宁波)
Change of Minimum Wages
Changsha (长沙)
Xiamen (厦门)
Change of Maternity Leave in China
Wuxi (无锡)
Nanjing (南京)
Suzhou (苏州)
Changzhou (常州)
Kunshan (昆山)
Change of Paternity Leave in China
Wuxi (无锡)
Nanjing (南京)
Suzhou (苏州)
Changzhou (常州)
Kunshan (昆山)
Zhenjiang (镇江)
Child Care Leave in China
Wuxi (无锡)
Nanjing (南京)
Suzhou (苏州)
Changzhou (常州)
Kunshan (昆山)
Elderly Care Leave
Wuxi (无锡)
Nanjing (南京)
Suzhou (苏州)
Changzhou (常州)
Kunshan (昆山)
MARCH 2022
Fuzhou (福州)- Changes of Minimum Wages 2022
FEBRUARY 2022
Elderly Care Leave
Social Pension Insurance Contribution Rate and rule changes
Hangzhou (杭州)
Elderly Care Leave Update No.2
JANUARY 2022
Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Hefei (合肥)
Social Insurance Contribution Rounding Rule Change
Taiyuan (太原)
Change of Maternity Leave and Child Care Leave
Chengdu (成都)
Shenzhen (深圳)
Foshan (佛山)
Hangzhou (杭州)
Chongqing (重庆)
Jinan (济南)
Qingdao (青岛)
Dezhou (德州)
Shenyang (沈阳)
Wuhan (武汉)
Hefei (合肥)
Fuzhou (福州)
Nanchang (南昌)
Zhengzhou (郑州)
Kunming (昆明)
Nanning (南宁)
Chengdu(成都市)
Hangzhou (杭州市)
Shenzhen (深圳)
Foshan (佛山)
Chongqing (重庆)
Changsha (长沙)
Shenyang(沈阳)
Wuhan(武汉)
Hefei(合肥)
Fuzhou(福州)
Nanchang(南昌)
Zhengzhou (郑州)
DECEMBER 2021
Changes in Annual Bonus Taxation
Shanghai (上海) – Change of Maternity Leave and Child Care Leave
NOVEMBER 2021
Zhenjiang (镇江) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Capping Amount 2021
Zhenjiang (镇江)- Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Shenyang (沈阳) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Dalian (大连) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
OCTOBER 2021
Wenzhou (温州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Taiyuan (太原) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Dezhou (德州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Qingdao (青岛) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Jinan (济南) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
Nantong (南通) – Social Insurance Contribution Rounding Rule Change
Changsha(长沙) – Housing Fund Contribution Rounding Rule Change
Zhenjiang (镇江) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Capping Amount 2021
Zhenjiang (镇江)- Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Hangzhou (杭州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
AUGUST 2021
Dezhou (德州) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Capping Amount 2021
Beijing (北京) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Capping Amount 2021
Kunming (昆明) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Nanchang (南昌) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Qingdao (青岛) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Shanghai (上海市) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Foshan (佛山) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Shaoxing (绍兴) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Capping Amount 2021
Changsha (长沙)- Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Fuzhou (福州) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Nanjing (南京) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Quanzhou (泉州) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Wenzhou (温州) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Xian (西安) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Hefei (合肥) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Taiyuan (太原) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Zhengzhou (郑州) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Dezhou (德州) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Taizhou (太州) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Wuhan(武汉) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Kunshan(昆山) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Yangzhou(扬州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Shaoxing(绍兴) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Changzhou(常州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Nanjing(南京) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Wuxi(无锡) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Suzhou(苏州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Zhenjiang(镇江) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Taizhou (台州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Xuzhou (徐州) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Shangyu(上虞) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
Changzhou (常州)- Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Xiamen(厦门) – Housing Fund Contribution Rounding Rule Change
Taizhou(台州) – Housing Fund Contribution Rounding Rule Change
Ningbo (宁波) – Housing Fund Contribution Rounding Rule Change
Wenzhou (温州) – Housing Fund Contribution Rounding Rule Change
JULY 2021
Harbin (哈尔滨) – Minimum Wage Increase in 2021
Tianjin (天津) – Minimum Wage Increase in 2021
Nanchang (南昌) – Minimum Wage Increase in 2021
Xian (西安) – Minimum Wage Increase in 2021
Chengdu (成都) – Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Capping Amount 2021
Chengdu (成都) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2021
Shanghai (上海市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2021
Guangzhou (广州市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2021
Tangshan (唐山)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2021
Shanghai (上海) – Change in Minimum Wage 2021
Hangzhou (杭州) -Notice on Changes in the declaration of Social Security Data in the Hangzhou Tax System
Jinhua (金华) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2021
Shijiazhuang (石家庄) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2021
Xiamen (厦门) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2021
Nanning (南宁市) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Jinan (济南)- Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Chongqing(重庆市) – Changes of Housing Fund Base Exemption 2021
Ürümqi (乌鲁木齐) – Changes of Minimum Wages 2021
JUNE 2021
Beijing (北京) – Change in Minimum Wage 2021
Shaoxing (绍兴) – Social Housing Fund Capping (tax exemption) 2021
Guangzhou (广州市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2021
MAY 2021
No Recent Statutory Updates
APRIL 2021
No Statutory Updates
MARCH 2021
WZ Social Housing Contribution Rule
TY Social Pension Calculation Rounding Rule
FEBRUARY 2021
No Statutory Updates
JANUARY 2021
Change of One Child Allowance(Revise)
Change of One Child Allowance
DECEMBER 2020
Regarding Further Simplifying and Optimizing Individual Income Tax(IIT) Prepayments by Some Taxpayers
Kunshan (昆山市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2020
China’s public holidays for Year 2021
NOVEMBER 2020
No Statutory Updates
OCTOBER 2020
No Statutory Updates
SEPTEMBER 2020
The calculation of overtime wages during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and National day
Jiaxing (嘉兴市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Taiyuan(太原市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
AUGUST 2020
Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020 in Multiple City of China
Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020 in Multiple City of China (Part 2)
Announcement and Policy Interpretation on Adjusting the Methods of Withholding Individual Income Tax
Chengdu(成都市)- Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
TianJin (天津) – High Temperature Allowance 2020
Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020 in Multiple Cities in China (Part 3)
Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020 in Multiple Cities in China (Part 4)
JULY 2020
Chengdu (成都市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2020
Shanghai (上海市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2020
Guangzhou (广州市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2020
Beijing (北京市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2020
Foshan (佛山市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Wuhan (武汉市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Zhongshan (中山市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Dalian (大连市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Guangzhou (广州市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Shangyu (上虞市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Zhongshan (中山市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020(Revised)
Guangzhou(广州市)- Change of Severance Pay Tax Exemption Amount 2020 (Revised)
Harbin (哈尔滨市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Wuxi (无锡市) – Change of Housing Fund Tax Exemption Base 2020
Changes in Minimum Wage 2020 for All States in China
JUNE 2020
No Statutory Updates
MAY 2020
Jinan (济南)– Changes of Housing Fund Contribution Upper Capping April-June 2020
Quzhou- Changes of Housing Fund Contribution Capping 2020
Zhuzhou- Changes of Housing Fund Contribution Capping 2020
APRIL 2020
Chongqing(重庆市)- Change in Pension, Unemployment, Work Injury social insurance contribution rate
Changchun(长春市)- Change in Pension, Unemployment, Work Injury and medical social insurance contribution rate
MARCH 2020
Change in Shanghai statistic system reporting method
FEBRUARY 2020
Harbin (哈尔滨) – Changes of Social Insurance Contribution Capping for Pension, & Maternity 2020
JANUARY 2020
Hefei (合肥市) – Change in medical and maternity insurance contribution rate
Taizhou (台州) – Change in medical and maternity insurance contribution rate
Kunshan (昆山) – Change in the Social Insurance Contribution Capping 2020
Chengdu (成都) – Change in Social Insurance Contribution Lower Capping for Pension 2020
Chengdu (成都) – Change in medical and critical illness insurance contribution rate 2020
Shaoxing (绍兴) – Changes of Social Insurance contribution rate for medical & maternity insurance
Changsha (长沙市) – Maternity contribution rate will be combined with the medical contribution rate
Shenyang (沈阳) – Change in Housing Fund Contribution Capping 2020
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