Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
168,333 元
Income Tax
- 51,802 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 58,709 元
Net pay
* 109,624 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
109,624 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
58,709 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
68,719 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 168,333 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 34.9% tax rate now rises to 38.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,019,996 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 704,506 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,315,490 元 per year, or 109,624 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% 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
Shanghai
CNY 1323772
34.5%
1
Beijing
CNY 1316269
34.8%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 1315490
34.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 1290962
36.1%
1
Canada
CNY 1107661
45.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 1793468
11.2%
1
Brazil
CNY 1468552
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 1437779
28.8%
3
Uruguay
CNY 1424026
29.5%
4
Colombia
CNY 1401396
30.6%
5
Panama
CNY 1396394
30.9%
6
Chile
CNY 1388224
31.3%
7
Mexico
CNY 1347837
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
CNY 1347015
33.3%
9
Argentina
CNY 1312947
35.0%
10
Peru
CNY 1294179
35.9%
11
Ecuador
CNY 1250885
38.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 1943375
3.8%
1
Bahrain
CNY 1935304
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
CNY 1918996
5.0%
3
Qatar
CNY 1918996
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 1915996
5.2%
5
Oman
CNY 1858396
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 1516992
24.9%
7
Lebanon
CNY 1516363
24.9%
8
Israel
CNY 1186865
41.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 1177849
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.