Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,074 元
Income Tax
- 177 元
Housing Fund
- 489 元
Pension
- 326 元
Medical Insurance
- 81.48 元
Unemployment
- 8.15 元
Total tax
- 1,081 元
Net pay
* 2,993 元
Marginal tax rate
58.5%
Average tax rate
26.5%
73.5%
Net pay
26.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,993 元
Net pay
1,357 元
Tax the employer pays
1,081 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,438 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,357 元 to pay you 4,074 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.98 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.5% tax rate now rises to 44.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 48,888 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 12,975 元. That means that your net pay will be 35,913 元 per year, or 2,993 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.5% and your marginal tax rate is 58.5%. 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 58.49 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 41.51 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 415 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,076 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 37379
23.5%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 35913
26.5%
2
Beijing
CNY 35777
26.8%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 44675
8.6%
1
Canada
CNY 38390
21.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 48888
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 48888
0.0%
2
Thailand
CNY 46225
5.5%
3
Pakistan
CNY 46210
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CNY 44561
8.9%
5
Philippines
CNY 43937
10.1%
6
South Korea
CNY 43203
11.6%
7
Malaysia
CNY 43139
11.8%
8
New Zealand
CNY 43075
11.9%
9
Indonesia
CNY 43009
12.0%
10
India
CNY 40654
16.8%
11
Vietnam
CNY 39760
18.7%
12
Japan
CNY 39726
18.7%
13
Singapore
CNY 39112
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
CNY 38719
20.8%
15
China
CNY 35777
26.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CNY 45001
8.0%
1
Colombia
CNY 44977
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CNY 44268
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CNY 44200
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CNY 43755
10.5%
5
Panama
CNY 43510
11.0%
6
Brazil
CNY 43082
11.9%
7
Mexico
CNY 43074
11.9%
8
Peru
CNY 42777
12.5%
9
Chile
CNY 40284
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 39062
20.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 31727
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 46178
5.5%
1
Morocco
CNY 42068
14.0%
2
Mozambique
CNY 38772
20.7%
3
Cameroon
CNY 38768
20.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CNY 38751
20.7%
5
Kenya
CNY 38030
22.2%
6
Angola
CNY 36657
25.0%
7
Ghana
CNY 36547
25.2%
8
Nigeria
CNY 34151
30.1%
9
Uganda
CNY 33899
30.7%
10
Senegal
CNY 33762
30.9%
11
Zambia
CNY 33628
31.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 46444
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 46444
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 44977
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 44977
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 43999
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 43510
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 42459
13.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 38367
21.5%
8
Lebanon
CNY 38032
22.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 29841
39.0%
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.