Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,990,001 元
Income Tax
- 871,552 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 878,459 元
Net pay
* 1,111,542 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.1%
55.9%
Net pay
44.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,111,542 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
878,459 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
888,470 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 1,990,001 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 44.1% tax rate now rises to 44.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,880,012 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 10,541,513 元. That means that your net pay will be 13,338,499 元 per year, or 1,111,542 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.1% 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 13339277
44.1%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 13338499
44.1%
2
Shanghai
CNY 13346781
44.1%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 12981513
45.6%
1
Canada
CNY 11266098
52.8%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 17373959
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 16719666
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 16285326
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 16244081
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 15803828
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 15537972
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 14688315
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 14548242
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 14487313
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 14336265
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 13205831
44.7%
11
Uganda
CNY 13159797
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 23803391
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 23776012
0.4%
2
Bahrain
CNY 23576720
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 22686011
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 22686011
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 21969611
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 17912004
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 17911375
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 13909341
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 12116873
49.3%
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.