Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,545,007 元
Income Tax
- 671,305 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 678,212 元
Net pay
* 866,795 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
866,795 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
678,212 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
688,222 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,545,007 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
44.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.9% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,540,084 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 8,138,545 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,401,539 元 per year, or 866,795 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Beijing
CNY 10402317
43.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 10401539
43.9%
2
Shanghai
CNY 10409821
43.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10135332
45.3%
1
Canada
CNY 8784612
52.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 16636936
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 15411985
16.9%
2
Singapore
CNY 14523164
21.7%
3
Indonesia
CNY 12559949
32.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 12150676
34.5%
5
Pakistan
CNY 12083351
34.8%
6
Vietnam
CNY 12062911
34.9%
7
Philippines
CNY 11561144
37.6%
8
New Zealand
CNY 11386403
38.6%
9
Taiwan
CNY 11306150
39.0%
10
Malaysia
CNY 11078928
40.2%
11
China
CNY 10402317
43.9%
12
Japan
CNY 10182731
45.1%
13
Australia
CNY 9965105
46.3%
14
South Korea
CNY 9887281
46.7%
15
India
CNY 3710052
80.0%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 13489162
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 12981716
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12641760
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12611862
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12271466
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12067019
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 11404260
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11297027
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11251381
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11132308
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10268871
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10222837
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 18463463
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 18436084
0.6%
2
Bahrain
CNY 18290191
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 17613080
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 17613080
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 17056877
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 13907058
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 13906429
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 10799314
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 9446909
49.1%
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.