Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,572,217 元
Income Tax
- 683,549 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 690,457 元
Net pay
* 881,760 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
881,760 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
690,457 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
700,467 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,572,217 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.46 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 18,866,604 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 8,285,479 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,581,125 元 per year, or 881,760 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 10581903
43.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 10581125
43.9%
2
Shanghai
CNY 10589407
43.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10309367
45.4%
1
Canada
CNY 8936347
52.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 16930804
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 15682997
16.9%
2
Singapore
CNY 14777850
21.7%
3
Indonesia
CNY 12780676
32.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 12362914
34.5%
5
Pakistan
CNY 12295589
34.8%
6
Vietnam
CNY 12275149
34.9%
7
Philippines
CNY 11763859
37.7%
8
New Zealand
CNY 11585580
38.6%
9
Taiwan
CNY 11502062
39.0%
10
Malaysia
CNY 11271572
40.3%
11
China
CNY 10581903
43.9%
12
Japan
CNY 10358702
45.1%
13
Australia
CNY 10138160
46.3%
14
South Korea
CNY 10057491
46.7%
15
India
CNY 3747625
80.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 16704081
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 13682343
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 12746065
32.4%
3
Panama
CNY 12641505
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 12298132
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 12263242
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 12238347
35.1%
7
Colombia
CNY 11678522
38.1%
8
Uruguay
CNY 11655982
38.2%
9
Peru
CNY 11612727
38.5%
10
Chile
CNY 11496189
39.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 10861285
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 13726705
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 13210280
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12864552
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12833961
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12487459
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12279257
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 11605069
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11495829
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11449248
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11328220
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10448457
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10402423
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 18789983
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 18762604
0.6%
2
Bahrain
CNY 18613446
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 17923274
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 17923274
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 17357276
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 14151948
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 14151319
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 10989482
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 9610169
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.