Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,739,920 元
Income Tax
- 759,016 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 765,923 元
Net pay
* 973,997 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
973,997 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
765,923 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
775,933 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,739,920 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 20,879,040 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 9,191,076 元. That means that your net pay will be 11,687,964 元 per year, or 973,997 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
Beijing
CNY 11688743
44.0%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 11687964
44.0%
2
Shanghai
CNY 11696247
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 11381995
45.5%
1
Canada
CNY 9871534
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 18741997
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 17353319
16.9%
2
Singapore
CNY 16347550
21.7%
3
Indonesia
CNY 14141083
32.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 13670997
34.5%
5
Pakistan
CNY 13603673
34.9%
6
Vietnam
CNY 13583232
34.9%
7
Philippines
CNY 13013246
37.7%
8
New Zealand
CNY 12813166
38.6%
9
Taiwan
CNY 12709523
39.1%
10
Malaysia
CNY 12458889
40.3%
11
China
CNY 11688743
44.0%
12
Japan
CNY 11443261
45.2%
13
Australia
CNY 11204751
46.3%
14
South Korea
CNY 11106548
46.8%
15
India
CNY 3979196
80.9%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 15190752
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 14618986
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 14237688
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 14202820
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 13818685
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 13587341
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 12842718
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 12721100
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 12668760
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 12535681
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 11555296
44.7%
11
Uganda
CNY 11509263
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 20802419
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 20775040
0.5%
2
Bahrain
CNY 20605757
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 19835088
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 19835088
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 19208717
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 15661275
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 15660646
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 12161545
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 10616387
49.2%
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.