Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,921 元
Income Tax
- 4,163 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 11,071 元
Net pay
* 26,850 元
Marginal tax rate
25.0%
Average tax rate
29.2%
70.8%
Net pay
29.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
26,850 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
11,071 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,081 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 37,921 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.56 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.2% tax rate now rises to 44.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 455,052 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 132,848 元. That means that your net pay will be 322,204 元 per year, or 26,850 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.2% and your marginal tax rate is 25.0%. 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 25 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 75 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 750 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,750 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 333498
26.7%
1
Beijing
CNY 323265
29.0%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 322204
29.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 395895
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CNY 374803
17.6%
2
Hungary
CNY 370867
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CNY 366317
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
CNY 346084
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
CNY 342538
24.7%
6
France
CNY 334774
26.4%
7
Norway
CNY 327540
28.0%
8
Ireland
CNY 322553
29.1%
9
Spain
CNY 317817
30.2%
10
Denmark
CNY 304612
33.1%
11
Austria
CNY 296517
34.8%
12
Sweden
CNY 296534
34.8%
13
Luxembourg
CNY 294755
35.2%
14
Netherlands
CNY 286365
37.1%
15
Poland
CNY 281833
38.1%
16
Greece
CNY 281118
38.2%
17
Germany
CNY 273347
39.9%
18
Romania
CNY 266205
41.5%
19
Finland
CNY 259964
42.9%
20
Italy
CNY 256579
43.6%
21
Portugal
CNY 246153
45.9%
22
Belgium
CNY 209854
53.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 347955
23.5%
1
Canada
CNY 321966
29.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 401409
11.8%
1
Taiwan
CNY 385354
15.3%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 366702
19.4%
3
Thailand
CNY 366086
19.6%
4
South Korea
CNY 356804
21.6%
5
Singapore
CNY 356500
21.7%
6
Australia
CNY 343188
24.6%
7
New Zealand
CNY 337623
25.8%
8
Japan
CNY 334864
26.4%
9
Indonesia
CNY 334467
26.5%
10
Pakistan
CNY 328081
27.9%
11
China
CNY 323265
29.0%
12
Malaysia
CNY 321880
29.3%
13
Philippines
CNY 318131
30.1%
14
Vietnam
CNY 307640
32.4%
15
India
CNY 263888
42.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 408366
10.3%
1
Chile
CNY 375099
17.6%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 370051
18.7%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 362860
20.3%
4
Panama
CNY 351794
22.7%
5
Ecuador
CNY 350222
23.0%
6
Peru
CNY 335299
26.3%
7
Colombia
CNY 334602
26.5%
8
Brazil
CNY 333967
26.6%
9
Uruguay
CNY 331759
27.1%
10
Mexico
CNY 324057
28.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 295734
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 332301
27.0%
1
Kenya
CNY 322194
29.2%
2
South Africa
CNY 312563
31.3%
3
Mozambique
CNY 311748
31.5%
4
Nigeria
CNY 310424
31.8%
5
Ghana
CNY 308217
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 301890
33.7%
7
Morocco
CNY 292068
35.8%
8
Cameroon
CNY 285955
37.2%
9
Zambia
CNY 281965
38.0%
10
Senegal
CNY 281289
38.2%
11
Uganda
CNY 276069
39.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 432299
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 432299
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 418648
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 418648
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 409547
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 405780
10.8%
6
Egypt
CNY 343284
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 342655
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 341489
25.0%
9
Turkey
CNY 266410
41.5%
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.