Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
129,177 元
Income Tax
- 34,181 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 41,089 元
Net pay
* 88,088 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
31.8%
68.2%
Net pay
31.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
88,088 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
41,089 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
51,099 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 129,177 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 3.96 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.8% tax rate now rises to 36.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,550,124 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 493,063 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,057,061 元 per year, or 88,088 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.8% 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 1065343
31.3%
1
Beijing
CNY 1057839
31.8%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 1057061
31.8%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 1032481
33.4%
1
Canada
CNY 889263
42.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 1377594
11.1%
1
Brazil
CNY 1127895
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 1122378
27.6%
3
Uruguay
CNY 1121493
27.7%
4
Colombia
CNY 1105601
28.7%
5
Chile
CNY 1099119
29.1%
6
Panama
CNY 1082754
30.2%
7
Puerto Rico
CNY 1043243
32.7%
8
Mexico
CNY 1041692
32.8%
9
Argentina
CNY 1007530
35.0%
10
Peru
CNY 1006383
35.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 982840
36.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 1128966
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 1088744
29.8%
2
Nigeria
CNY 1055292
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 1049085
32.3%
4
Ghana
CNY 1032607
33.4%
5
Mozambique
CNY 1023545
34.0%
6
Morocco
CNY 955669
38.4%
7
Zambia
CNY 955434
38.4%
8
Cameroon
CNY 952690
38.5%
9
Senegal
CNY 938332
39.5%
10
South Africa
CNY 924393
40.4%
11
Uganda
CNY 878359
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 1473503
4.9%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 1472618
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 1472618
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 1470130
5.2%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 1446124
6.7%
5
Oman
CNY 1426114
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 1164588
24.9%
7
Lebanon
CNY 1163959
24.9%
8
Israel
CNY 951929
38.6%
9
Turkey
CNY 904191
41.7%
10
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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.