Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,358 元
Income Tax
- 78.38 元
Housing Fund
- 403 元
Pension
- 269 元
Medical Insurance
- 67.16 元
Unemployment
- 6.72 元
Total tax
- 824 元
Net pay
* 2,534 元
Marginal tax rate
24.5%
Average tax rate
24.5%
75.5%
Net pay
24.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,534 元
Net pay
1,119 元
Tax the employer pays
824 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,942 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,119 元 to pay you 3,358 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.78 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.5% tax rate now rises to 43.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 40,296 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 9,886 元. That means that your net pay will be 30,410 元 per year, or 2,534 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.5% and your marginal tax rate is 24.5%. 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 24.53 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 75.47 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 755 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,774 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 32247
20.0%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 30410
24.5%
2
Beijing
CNY 30293
24.8%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 36806
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 32423
19.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CNY 37813
7.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 37092
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CNY 36488
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CNY 36432
9.6%
4
Brazil
CNY 36225
10.1%
5
Mexico
CNY 36101
10.4%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 36065
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 35863
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 35259
12.5%
9
Chile
CNY 33204
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 32197
20.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 26142
35.1%
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.