Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
395,001 元
Income Tax
- 153,802 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 160,709 元
Net pay
* 234,292 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
40.7%
59.3%
Net pay
40.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
234,292 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
160,709 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
170,720 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 395,001 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.32 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.7% tax rate now rises to 42.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,740,012 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 1,928,513 元. That means that your net pay will be 2,811,499 元 per year, or 234,292 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.7% 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
Shanghai
CNY 2819781
40.5%
1
Beijing
CNY 2812277
40.7%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 2811499
40.7%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 2779893
41.4%
1
Canada
CNY 2371663
50.0%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 4663391
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 4636012
2.2%
2
Bahrain
CNY 4628120
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 4503011
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 4503011
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 4360811
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 3557004
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 3556375
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 2762014
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 2546873
46.3%
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.