Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
166,416 元
Income Tax
- 50,939 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 57,846 元
Net pay
* 108,570 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
108,570 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
57,846 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
67,856 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 166,416 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.08 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 38.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,996,992 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 694,154 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,302,838 元 per year, or 108,570 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% 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 1311120
34.3%
1
Beijing
CNY 1303616
34.7%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 1302838
34.8%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 1737383
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 1627548
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 1607579
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CNY 1530050
23.4%
4
Switzerland
CNY 1318093
34.0%
5
United Kingdom
CNY 1194301
40.2%
6
Poland
CNY 1169289
41.5%
7
Romania
CNY 1168240
41.5%
8
Spain
CNY 1155070
42.2%
9
Norway
CNY 1152519
42.3%
10
Austria
CNY 1148420
42.5%
11
Greece
CNY 1133171
43.3%
12
Denmark
CNY 1116108
44.1%
13
France
CNY 1102963
44.8%
14
Netherlands
CNY 1074795
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
CNY 1069929
46.4%
16
Sweden
CNY 1067654
46.5%
17
Ireland
CNY 1065600
46.6%
18
Germany
CNY 1056627
47.1%
19
Italy
CNY 958742
52.0%
20
Finland
CNY 845932
57.6%
21
Portugal
CNY 798970
60.0%
22
Belgium
CNY 785747
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 1278308
36.0%
1
Canada
CNY 1096971
45.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 1748153
12.5%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 1681219
15.8%
2
Singapore
CNY 1618891
18.9%
3
Thailand
CNY 1397666
30.0%
4
Taiwan
CNY 1380294
30.9%
5
Indonesia
CNY 1376819
31.1%
6
Pakistan
CNY 1330342
33.4%
7
Vietnam
CNY 1309901
34.4%
8
China
CNY 1303616
34.7%
9
New Zealand
CNY 1295117
35.2%
10
Malaysia
CNY 1292706
35.3%
11
Philippines
CNY 1290642
35.4%
12
Japan
CNY 1266402
36.6%
13
South Korea
CNY 1246224
37.6%
14
Australia
CNY 1197266
40.1%
15
India
CNY 999423
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 1773108
11.2%
1
Brazil
CNY 1451874
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 1422338
28.8%
3
Uruguay
CNY 1410054
29.4%
4
Colombia
CNY 1386955
30.6%
5
Panama
CNY 1381039
30.8%
6
Chile
CNY 1374421
31.2%
7
Mexico
CNY 1332884
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
CNY 1332143
33.3%
9
Argentina
CNY 1297995
35.0%
10
Peru
CNY 1280089
35.9%
11
Ecuador
CNY 1237762
38.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 1454062
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 1401552
29.8%
2
Nigeria
CNY 1359251
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 1353994
32.2%
4
Ghana
CNY 1328211
33.5%
5
Mozambique
CNY 1314009
34.2%
6
Zambia
CNY 1230258
38.4%
7
Morocco
CNY 1226465
38.6%
8
Cameroon
CNY 1224765
38.7%
9
Senegal
CNY 1206453
39.6%
10
South Africa
CNY 1170170
41.4%
11
Uganda
CNY 1124136
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 1920371
3.8%
1
Bahrain
CNY 1912530
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
CNY 1897142
5.0%
3
Qatar
CNY 1897142
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 1892992
5.2%
5
Oman
CNY 1837233
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 1499739
24.9%
7
Lebanon
CNY 1499110
24.9%
8
Israel
CNY 1175363
41.1%
9
Turkey
CNY 1164451
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.