Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,670 元
Income Tax
- 4,851 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 11,758 元
Net pay
* 28,912 元
Marginal tax rate
25.0%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
28,912 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
11,758 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,768 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 40,670 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.35 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.9% tax rate now rises to 43.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 14.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 488,040 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 141,095 元. That means that your net pay will be 346,945 元 per year, or 28,912 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.9% 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 366550
24.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 348006
28.7%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 346945
28.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 369064
24.4%
1
Canada
CNY 343939
29.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 437563
10.3%
1
Chile
CNY 400419
18.0%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 393670
19.3%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 383656
21.4%
4
Panama
CNY 373813
23.4%
5
Ecuador
CNY 370819
24.0%
6
Brazil
CNY 357884
26.7%
7
Colombia
CNY 356256
27.0%
8
Peru
CNY 355856
27.1%
9
Uruguay
CNY 355238
27.2%
10
Mexico
CNY 345090
29.3%
11
Argentina
CNY 317176
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 356300
27.0%
1
Kenya
CNY 345286
29.3%
2
Mozambique
CNY 333191
31.7%
3
Nigeria
CNY 332862
31.8%
4
South Africa
CNY 332026
32.0%
5
Ghana
CNY 330039
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 324399
33.5%
7
Morocco
CNY 312059
36.1%
8
Cameroon
CNY 306040
37.3%
9
Zambia
CNY 302253
38.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 301081
38.3%
11
Uganda
CNY 294213
39.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 463638
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 463638
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 448997
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 448997
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 439236
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 435964
10.7%
6
Egypt
CNY 368025
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 367396
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 361477
25.9%
9
Turkey
CNY 285623
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.