Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,045,001 元
Income Tax
- 446,302 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 453,209 元
Net pay
* 591,792 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.4%
56.6%
Net pay
43.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
591,792 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
453,209 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
463,220 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,045,001 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.43 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.4% tax rate now rises to 43.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,540,012 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 5,438,513 元. That means that your net pay will be 7,101,499 元 per year, or 591,792 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.4% 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 7109781
43.3%
1
Beijing
CNY 7102277
43.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 7101499
43.4%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 10909810
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 10220110
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 10094710
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CNY 9648175
23.1%
4
Romania
CNY 7335907
41.5%
5
Poland
CNY 7237271
42.3%
6
Greece
CNY 7037262
43.9%
7
Switzerland
CNY 6831957
45.5%
8
Norway
CNY 6698147
46.6%
9
United Kingdom
CNY 6650314
47.0%
10
Luxembourg
CNY 6638752
47.1%
11
Spain
CNY 6623325
47.2%
12
Denmark
CNY 6516412
48.0%
13
Austria
CNY 6413524
48.9%
14
Netherlands
CNY 6399020
49.0%
15
Sweden
CNY 6340171
49.4%
16
Germany
CNY 6177018
50.7%
17
Ireland
CNY 6126250
51.2%
18
Italy
CNY 6103333
51.3%
19
France
CNY 5482513
56.3%
20
Finland
CNY 4727872
62.3%
21
Belgium
CNY 4726717
62.3%
22
Portugal
CNY 4578990
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 6937293
44.7%
1
Canada
CNY 5996354
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 11236871
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 10431925
16.8%
2
Singapore
CNY 9843108
21.5%
3
Indonesia
CNY 8503900
32.2%
4
Thailand
CNY 8250629
34.2%
5
Pakistan
CNY 8183305
34.7%
6
Vietnam
CNY 8162864
34.9%
7
Philippines
CNY 7836100
37.5%
8
New Zealand
CNY 7726359
38.4%
9
Taiwan
CNY 7706106
38.6%
10
Malaysia
CNY 7538946
39.9%
11
China
CNY 7102277
43.4%
12
Japan
CNY 6949122
44.6%
13
Australia
CNY 6785066
45.9%
14
South Korea
CNY 6759522
46.1%
15
India
CNY 3019623
75.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 11104535
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 9095563
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 8499340
32.2%
3
Panama
CNY 8418504
32.9%
4
Mexico
CNY 8185847
34.7%
5
Argentina
CNY 8150958
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 8148205
35.0%
7
Colombia
CNY 7819452
37.6%
8
Uruguay
CNY 7813463
37.7%
9
Peru
CNY 7737689
38.3%
10
Chile
CNY 7700233
38.6%
11
Ecuador
CNY 7252186
42.2%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Guangzhou 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.