For companies with a China entity: we run monthly payroll with social insurance, housing fund, IIT, payslips, and bank payments. No entity yet? Hire through EOR China instead.
China payroll is city-specific: social insurance and housing fund bases differ by location, while Individual Income Tax follows national progressive rules. We manage multi-city China payroll with consistent controls.
Built for foreign HQs with a China entity. Need to hire without one? Use Employer of Record (EOR) — same specialist team, different employment model.
Pension, medical, unemployment, work-injury, and maternity components by city rules.
Housing provident fund employer/employee shares by local policy.
Cumulative IIT methods and monthly withholding support.
Consolidate Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and other city policies.
Salary payment file preparation for local banks.
Track city base/rate adjustments each year.
Our China payroll compliance process typically covers social insurance, housing fund, and Individual Income Tax alongside core employment pay rules:
Rates, ceilings, and forms are set by local authorities and can change. We configure your payroll to current rules and notify you when updates affect costing.
Note: Percentages above are illustrative only. Always configure using the employee’s contribution city — Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Chengdu bases and rates differ. We apply live local schedules each cycle — see our China compliance guide.
A clear monthly cycle designed for accuracy, approval control, and on-time employee payments.
Submit joiners/leavers, attendance, overtime, allowances, and one-off payments before the agreed cut-off via our HR technology platform.
We calculate gross pay, social insurance, housing fund, and Individual Income Tax, and net pay, then produce draft payroll reports for your review.
Approve or request adjustments. Nothing is finalized without your go-ahead.
We prepare bank payment files and issue payslips so employees are paid on your payday.
Insurance and tax obligations are prepared for remittance/reporting according to China deadlines and your entity setup.
Foreign employers usually concentrate headcount in Shanghai (HQ and trading), Beijing (policy and services), Shenzhen / Greater Bay (tech and manufacturing), and inland hubs such as Chengdu / Chongqing. Our China payroll outsourcing maps each employee to the correct social-insurance and housing-fund city — then runs one approval calendar for the whole group.
Regional HQs needing English packs for overseas finance and city-correct SI / housing fund bases.
Services and policy-facing teams on the same IIT engine with local bureau calendars.
Tech, plant, and shared-services headcount with multi-city contribution mapping on one cut-off.
Entity details, contribution cities, employee master, pay elements, and cut-off calendar.
City SI / housing fund bases and rates, IIT profiles, allowances, and bank file formats.
One test cycle to validate net pay, SI drafts, housing fund, and IIT withholding.
Monthly gross-to-net, payslips, bank files, and SI / housing fund / IIT support packs.
Contribution bases, caps, and percentages are set by city. Applying a flat national average will miscalculate employer cost and create remittance errors.
Yes. Each employee is mapped to the correct contribution city while sharing one cut-off, approval, and English HQ reporting pack.
Yes. We apply national progressive IIT rules with cumulative calculation each month as part of the China payroll cycle.
Statutory rates & rules last reviewed: September 2026 · Reviewed quarterly for China payroll
Clients including InterContinental, Holiday Inn, Swissôtel, and Karma Group use Asia Payroll Hub to map the right China social insurance and housing fund rules by city — not a flat national rate.
Want a similar outcome in China? Request a scoped payroll/EOR proposal or compare paths on our Employer of Record page.
按参保城市配置社保公积金、计算个税代扣，并提供工资条与发薪支持。
可评估 EOR，在合规前提下先雇佣再考虑设立实体。
Best if you already have a China company and want us to run monthly payroll and statutory processes for your staff.
Request payroll outsourcingBest if you need to employ talent in China quickly without incorporating. We handle employment and compliant payroll delivery.
Explore EOR ChinaManual spreadsheets miss ceilings, brackets, and exceptions.
Our solution: Automated gross-to-net with draft reports before payday.
China contribution and tax rules can shift with little internal notice.
Our solution: Continuous compliance monitoring and configuration updates.
China often sits beside other Asia entities with different rules.
Our solution: One regional process via our multi-country payroll platform.
Banks, authorities, and employees expect local documentation clarity.
Our solution: Local specialists plus clear English HQ reporting.
Social insurance and housing fund contribution bases and percentages are set locally, so Shanghai and Chengdu can differ materially.
Yes. Each employee can be mapped to the correct contribution city.
EOR can be used for compliant employment depending on your expansion model — talk to us about the right path.
Yes, monthly IIT withholding is part of the China payroll cycle.
Often 3–6 weeks depending on cities and registration readiness.
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