Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,515,000 元
Income Tax
- 657,802 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 664,709 元
Net pay
* 850,291 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.9%
56.1%
Net pay
43.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
850,291 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
664,709 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
674,719 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,515,000 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.45 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.9% tax rate now rises to 44.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,180,000 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 7,976,508 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,203,492 元 per year, or 850,291 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.9% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 9943407
45.3%
1
Canada
CNY 8617279
52.6%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 13227201
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 12729658
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12396065
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12366933
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12033270
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 11832965
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 11182808
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11077790
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11033174
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 10916257
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10070824
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10024791
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 18103379
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 18076000
0.6%
2
Bahrain
CNY 17933708
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 17271000
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 17271000
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 16725600
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 13636995
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 13636366
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 10589597
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 9266867
49.0%
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.