Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
163,973 元
Income Tax
- 49,840 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 56,747 元
Net pay
* 107,226 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
34.6%
65.4%
Net pay
34.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
107,226 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
56,747 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
66,757 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 163,973 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.07 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.6% tax rate now rises to 38.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,967,676 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 680,962 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,286,714 元 per year, or 107,226 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.6% 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 1294996
34.2%
1
Beijing
CNY 1287493
34.6%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 1286714
34.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 1262181
35.9%
1
Canada
CNY 1083348
44.9%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 1432735
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 1381031
29.8%
2
Nigeria
CNY 1339310
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 1333991
32.2%
4
Ghana
CNY 1308818
33.5%
5
Mozambique
CNY 1294954
34.2%
6
Zambia
CNY 1212229
38.4%
7
Morocco
CNY 1208700
38.6%
8
Cameroon
CNY 1206916
38.7%
9
Senegal
CNY 1188863
39.6%
10
South Africa
CNY 1154046
41.4%
11
Uganda
CNY 1108013
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 1891055
3.9%
1
Bahrain
CNY 1883507
4.3%
2
United Arab Emirates
CNY 1869292
5.0%
3
Qatar
CNY 1869292
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 1863676
5.3%
5
Oman
CNY 1810262
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 1477752
24.9%
7
Lebanon
CNY 1477123
24.9%
8
Israel
CNY 1160705
41.0%
9
Turkey
CNY 1147377
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.