Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,960 元
Income Tax
- 4,173 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 11,080 元
Net pay
* 26,880 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
26,880 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
11,080 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,091 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 37,960 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 455,520 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 132,965 元. That means that your net pay will be 322,555 元 per year, or 26,880 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 333849
26.7%
1
Beijing
CNY 323616
29.0%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 322555
29.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 396302
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CNY 375138
17.7%
2
Hungary
CNY 371249
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CNY 366694
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
CNY 346430
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
CNY 342850
24.7%
6
France
CNY 335070
26.4%
7
Norway
CNY 327804
28.0%
8
Ireland
CNY 322794
29.1%
9
Spain
CNY 318110
30.2%
10
Denmark
CNY 304914
33.1%
11
Austria
CNY 296760
34.9%
12
Sweden
CNY 296768
34.9%
13
Luxembourg
CNY 294970
35.3%
14
Netherlands
CNY 286659
37.1%
15
Poland
CNY 282102
38.1%
16
Greece
CNY 281343
38.2%
17
Germany
CNY 273576
39.9%
18
Romania
CNY 266479
41.5%
19
Finland
CNY 260183
42.9%
20
Italy
CNY 256801
43.6%
21
Portugal
CNY 246359
45.9%
22
Belgium
CNY 210027
53.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 348255
23.6%
1
Canada
CNY 322287
29.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 401797
11.8%
1
Taiwan
CNY 385721
15.3%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 367081
19.4%
3
Thailand
CNY 366414
19.6%
4
South Korea
CNY 357138
21.6%
5
Singapore
CNY 356914
21.7%
6
Australia
CNY 343494
24.6%
7
New Zealand
CNY 337930
25.8%
8
Japan
CNY 335204
26.4%
9
Indonesia
CNY 334784
26.5%
10
Pakistan
CNY 328385
27.9%
11
China
CNY 323616
29.0%
12
Malaysia
CNY 322182
29.3%
13
Philippines
CNY 318436
30.1%
14
Vietnam
CNY 307944
32.4%
15
India
CNY 264032
42.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 408781
10.3%
1
Chile
CNY 375460
17.6%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 370386
18.7%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 363175
20.3%
4
Panama
CNY 352106
22.7%
5
Ecuador
CNY 350518
23.1%
6
Peru
CNY 335616
26.3%
7
Colombia
CNY 334907
26.5%
8
Brazil
CNY 334307
26.6%
9
Uruguay
CNY 332092
27.1%
10
Mexico
CNY 324360
28.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 296038
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 332642
27.0%
1
Kenya
CNY 322522
29.2%
2
South Africa
CNY 312840
31.3%
3
Mozambique
CNY 312053
31.5%
4
Nigeria
CNY 310742
31.8%
5
Ghana
CNY 308527
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 302209
33.7%
7
Morocco
CNY 292352
35.8%
8
Cameroon
CNY 286240
37.2%
9
Zambia
CNY 282253
38.0%
10
Senegal
CNY 281569
38.2%
11
Uganda
CNY 276327
39.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 432744
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 432744
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 419078
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 419078
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 409968
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 406208
10.8%
6
Egypt
CNY 343635
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 343006
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 341773
25.0%
9
Turkey
CNY 266683
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.