Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,635,001 元
Income Tax
- 711,802 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 718,709 元
Net pay
* 916,292 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.0%
56.0%
Net pay
44.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
916,292 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
718,709 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
728,720 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,635,001 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 44% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,620,012 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 8,624,513 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,995,499 元 per year, or 916,292 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.0% 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 11003781
43.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 10996277
44.0%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 10995499
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10710933
45.4%
1
Canada
CNY 9286459
52.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 14274809
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 13737666
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 13378621
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 13346429
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12985838
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12768972
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 12068415
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11954541
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11905804
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11780265
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10862831
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10816797
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 19543391
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 19516012
0.5%
2
Bahrain
CNY 19359320
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 18639011
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 18639011
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 18050411
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 14717004
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 14716375
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 11428274
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 9986873
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.