Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,655,000 元
Income Tax
- 720,802 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 727,709 元
Net pay
* 927,291 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
927,291 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
727,709 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
737,719 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,655,000 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 19,860,000 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 8,732,508 元. That means that your net pay will be 11,127,492 元 per year, or 927,291 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 11135775
43.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 11128271
44.0%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 11127492
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10838847
45.4%
1
Canada
CNY 9397982
52.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 17583317
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 14402555
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 13412882
32.5%
3
Panama
CNY 13304596
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 12943840
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 12908950
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 12880578
35.1%
7
Colombia
CNY 12284470
38.1%
8
Uruguay
CNY 12259331
38.3%
9
Peru
CNY 12221182
38.5%
10
Chile
CNY 12092226
39.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 11427983
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 14449401
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 13905658
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 13542371
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 13509669
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 13144590
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12924965
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 12216008
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 12100658
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 12051234
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11924257
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10994824
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10948791
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 19783379
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 19756000
0.5%
2
Bahrain
CNY 19596908
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 18867000
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 18867000
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 18271200
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 14896995
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 14896366
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 11568046
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 10106867
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.