Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,745,000 元
Income Tax
- 761,302 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 768,209 元
Net pay
* 976,791 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
976,791 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
768,209 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
778,219 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,745,000 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 20,940,000 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 9,218,508 元. That means that your net pay will be 11,721,492 元 per year, or 976,791 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 11722271
44.0%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 11721492
44.0%
2
Shanghai
CNY 11729775
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 11414487
45.5%
1
Canada
CNY 9899862
52.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 18539205
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 15185555
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 14137832
32.5%
3
Panama
CNY 14025496
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 13645840
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 13610950
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 13578798
35.2%
7
Colombia
CNY 12943244
38.2%
8
Uruguay
CNY 12915280
38.3%
9
Peru
CNY 12882682
38.5%
10
Chile
CNY 12740226
39.2%
11
Ecuador
CNY 12044085
42.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 20863379
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 20836000
0.5%
2
Bahrain
CNY 20666108
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 19893000
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 19893000
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 19264800
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 15706995
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 15706366
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 12197049
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 10646867
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.