Payroll Services Built on 30 Years of China Employment Compliance
China's payroll environment is one of the most complex in Asia Pacific. Social insurance contributions vary by city, housing fund rates differ across provinces, individual income tax calculations span multiple brackets and exemptions, and the employment terms across contract categories each carry their own compliance requirements. Getting it wrong carries real regulatory risk. PERSOLYC China has been managing employment compliance and payroll for organisations operating in Greater China for over 30 years. Our payroll team handles the complexity so your HR and finance teams can focus on higher-value work.
Payroll in China is not a single national standard. Social insurance rates, housing fund contribution levels, and local employment regulations vary significantly across Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and other major cities. Managing payroll accurately across multiple locations requires specialist knowledge that stays current as regulations evolve. Our payroll practice is a core operational strength. Clients who outsource payroll to PERSOLYC do so because they trust the accuracy, value the compliance coverage, and want to reduce the administrative burden on their internal teams without losing visibility of their workforce costs.
What You Can Expect from PERSOLYC Payroll China
Social Insurance and Housing Fund Compliance Across Cities
Social insurance and housing fund contributions are managed by specialists who stay current with the rates, thresholds, and regulations in each city where your employees are based. We manage the complexity of multi-city payroll, so you do not have to.
Individual Income Tax Accuracy
China's individual income tax system includes multiple brackets, annual reconciliation requirements, and specific rules for foreign nationals and expatriates. Our payroll team manages IIT calculations and filings accurately across all employee categories.
Accuracy You Can Measure
Invoicing accuracy and payroll precision are performance metrics our major clients track. Our payroll team delivers consistently across contract workers, dispatched labour, permanent employees, and project-based engagements.
Reduced Administrative Burden on Your HR Team
Outsourcing payroll to PERSOLYC frees your HR and finance teams to focus on strategic priorities, while maintaining clear visibility through structured reporting and regular reconciliation.
Integrated with Your Broader PERSOLYC Services
For clients using PERSOLYC for contract staffing or labour dispatch, payroll sits naturally within that relationship. It is not a separate engagement to manage independently.
What Sets PERSOLYC China Apart
30+ years of China employment compliance
Since the 1990s, PERSOLYC has managed employment administration and payroll across China's evolving regulatory environment. Our team carries institutional knowledge of how regulations work in practice across major Chinese cities that newer providers cannot replicate.
Specialist payroll team, not a generalist function
Our payroll specialists focus on payroll delivery. Accuracy and statutory compliance are not shared responsibilities; they are the primary function of the team.
Multi-city capability
We manage payroll across Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and other major Chinese cities, handling the differing local rates and requirements in each location.
Connected to a full workforce solutions capability
PERSOLYC supports permanent staffing, contract staffing, executive search, RPO, and consulting across China. Payroll integrates naturally across all of these, making it part of a single operational relationship.
Payroll Services FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Social insurance in China covers five mandatory components: pension, medical, unemployment, work-related injury, and maternity insurance. Contribution rates and bases vary by city. PERSOLYC manages social insurance contributions for all contract and dispatched workers on our payroll, applying the correct rates for the city where each employee is based.
Yes. Housing fund contributions are mandatory for most employee categories in China and rates vary by city. We manage housing fund contributions as part of our standard payroll service for contract and dispatched workers, as well as for clients who outsource standalone payroll management to us.
Yes. We manage payroll across major Chinese cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, applying the correct local social insurance rates, housing fund levels, and compliance requirements in each location through a single coordinated function.
Yes. We manage payroll for foreign nationals and expatriates working in China, including the specific individual income tax treatment and social insurance considerations applicable to foreign employees under Chinese employment law.
Yes. Standalone payroll management is available for organisations that want to outsource payroll for their existing workforce independently of any recruitment engagement. We also offer integrated payroll for contract workers and dispatched labour managed through PERSOLYC.
We support annual individual income tax reconciliation, social insurance annual reviews, and other year-end statutory obligations. These are managed systematically as part of our payroll service so your compliance calendar is covered without last-minute pressure on your internal team.
Let's Simplify Your Payroll Operations in China
Whether you are outsourcing payroll for the first time, managing a growing contract workforce, or dealing with multi-city compliance complexity, our team is ready to walk you through the right approach.
