Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
395,005 元
Income Tax
- 153,804 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 160,711 元
Net pay
* 234,294 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
234,294 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
160,711 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
170,721 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 395,005 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 4,740,060 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 1,928,535 元. That means that your net pay will be 2,811,525 元 per year, or 234,294 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 2819808
40.5%
1
Beijing
CNY 2812304
40.7%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 2811525
40.7%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 2779919
41.4%
1
Canada
CNY 2371686
50.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 4200945
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 3440598
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 3263622
31.2%
3
Panama
CNY 3212036
32.2%
4
Mexico
CNY 3115879
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 3105536
34.5%
6
Argentina
CNY 3080989
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 3076084
35.1%
8
Colombia
CNY 3061669
35.4%
9
Chile
CNY 3020262
36.3%
10
Peru
CNY 2960218
37.6%
11
Ecuador
CNY 2802586
40.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 3449644
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 3321700
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 3225658
32.0%
3
Nigeria
CNY 3225086
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 3142750
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 3097004
34.7%
6
Zambia
CNY 2917245
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 2894882
38.9%
8
Morocco
CNY 2888732
39.1%
9
Senegal
CNY 2852293
39.8%
10
South Africa
CNY 2678857
43.5%
11
Uganda
CNY 2632824
44.5%
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.