Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,123 元
Income Tax
- 4,839 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 11,746 元
Net pay
* 29,377 元
Marginal tax rate
-18.2%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,377 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
11,746 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,756 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 41,123 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.29 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.6% tax rate now rises to 42.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 493,476 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 140,952 元. That means that your net pay will be 352,524 元 per year, or 29,377 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.6% and your marginal tax rate is -18.2%. 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 -18.22 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 118 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 1,182 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 5,911 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 371034
24.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 353574
28.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 352524
28.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 372542
24.5%
1
Canada
CNY 347465
29.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 442375
10.4%
1
Chile
CNY 404577
18.0%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 397563
19.4%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 386882
21.6%
4
Panama
CNY 377442
23.5%
5
Ecuador
CNY 374170
24.2%
6
Brazil
CNY 361825
26.7%
7
Colombia
CNY 359827
27.1%
8
Peru
CNY 359186
27.2%
9
Uruguay
CNY 359107
27.2%
10
Mexico
CNY 348526
29.4%
11
Argentina
CNY 320709
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 360255
27.0%
1
Kenya
CNY 349091
29.3%
2
Mozambique
CNY 336724
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 336560
31.8%
4
South Africa
CNY 335234
32.1%
5
Ghana
CNY 333635
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 328108
33.5%
7
Morocco
CNY 315353
36.1%
8
Cameroon
CNY 309350
37.3%
9
Zambia
CNY 305596
38.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 304343
38.3%
11
Uganda
CNY 297203
39.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 468802
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 468802
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 453998
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 453998
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 444128
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 440938
10.7%
6
Egypt
CNY 372102
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 371473
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 364738
26.1%
9
Turkey
CNY 288789
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.