Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,769,993 元
Income Tax
- 772,549 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 779,456 元
Net pay
* 990,537 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
990,537 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
779,456 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
789,466 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,769,993 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
44.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44% tax rate now rises to 44.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,239,916 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 9,353,470 元. That means that your net pay will be 11,886,446 元 per year, or 990,537 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Beijing
CNY 11887225
44.0%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 11886446
44.0%
2
Shanghai
CNY 11894728
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 11574342
45.5%
1
Canada
CNY 10039235
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 19066785
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 17652846
16.9%
2
Singapore
CNY 16629033
21.7%
3
Indonesia
CNY 14385035
32.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 13905567
34.5%
5
Pakistan
CNY 13838242
34.9%
6
Vietnam
CNY 13817802
34.9%
7
Philippines
CNY 13237290
37.7%
8
New Zealand
CNY 13033300
38.6%
9
Taiwan
CNY 12926049
39.1%
10
Malaysia
CNY 12671802
40.3%
11
China
CNY 11887225
44.0%
12
Japan
CNY 11637747
45.2%
13
Australia
CNY 11396015
46.4%
14
South Korea
CNY 11294668
46.8%
15
India
CNY 4020722
81.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 18804655
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 15402994
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 14339151
32.5%
3
Panama
CNY 14225690
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 13840785
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 13805895
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 13772693
35.2%
7
Colombia
CNY 13126185
38.2%
8
Uruguay
CNY 13097437
38.3%
9
Peru
CNY 13066380
38.5%
10
Chile
CNY 12920176
39.2%
11
Ecuador
CNY 12215177
42.5%
12
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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.