Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
43,749 元
Income Tax
- 4,963 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 11,870 元
Net pay
* 31,879 元
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
27.1%
72.9%
Net pay
27.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
31,879 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
11,870 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,880 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 43,749 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.1% tax rate now rises to 40.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 13.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 524,988 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 142,437 元. That means that your net pay will be 382,551 元 per year, or 31,879 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.1% and your marginal tax rate is 30.0%. 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 30 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 70 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 700 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,500 元 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 393092
25.1%
1
Beijing
CNY 383542
26.9%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 382551
27.1%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 456740
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 427865
18.5%
2
Switzerland
CNY 424870
19.1%
3
Ukraine
CNY 422615
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
CNY 397836
24.2%
5
United Kingdom
CNY 383374
27.0%
6
France
CNY 379043
27.8%
7
Norway
CNY 367123
30.1%
8
Spain
CNY 359616
31.5%
9
Ireland
CNY 358570
31.7%
10
Denmark
CNY 349687
33.4%
11
Austria
CNY 332769
36.6%
12
Sweden
CNY 331505
36.9%
13
Netherlands
CNY 329997
37.1%
14
Luxembourg
CNY 326801
37.8%
15
Poland
CNY 322084
38.7%
16
Greece
CNY 314752
40.1%
17
Germany
CNY 308098
41.3%
18
Romania
CNY 307118
41.5%
19
Finland
CNY 292708
44.2%
20
Italy
CNY 289715
44.8%
21
Portugal
CNY 276925
47.3%
22
Belgium
CNY 235665
55.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 392707
25.2%
1
Canada
CNY 366673
30.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 459456
12.5%
1
Taiwan
CNY 440815
16.0%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 423440
19.3%
3
Singapore
CNY 418393
20.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 415041
20.9%
5
South Korea
CNY 406580
22.6%
6
Australia
CNY 388996
25.9%
7
China
CNY 383542
26.9%
8
New Zealand
CNY 383508
27.0%
9
Indonesia
CNY 381744
27.3%
10
Japan
CNY 381342
27.4%
11
Pakistan
CNY 373539
28.9%
12
Malaysia
CNY 366981
30.1%
13
Philippines
CNY 363822
30.7%
14
Vietnam
CNY 353098
32.7%
15
India
CNY 300203
42.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 470265
10.4%
1
Chile
CNY 427989
18.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 420125
20.0%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 405585
22.7%
4
Panama
CNY 398476
24.1%
5
Ecuador
CNY 393076
25.1%
6
Brazil
CNY 384671
26.7%
7
Colombia
CNY 382966
27.1%
8
Uruguay
CNY 381536
27.3%
9
Peru
CNY 378487
27.9%
10
Mexico
CNY 368450
29.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 341192
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 383180
27.0%
1
Kenya
CNY 371149
29.3%
2
Nigeria
CNY 357994
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CNY 357207
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 354480
32.5%
5
South Africa
CNY 353826
32.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 349609
33.4%
7
Morocco
CNY 334449
36.3%
8
Cameroon
CNY 328536
37.4%
9
Zambia
CNY 324976
38.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 323250
38.4%
11
Uganda
CNY 314534
40.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 498739
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 498739
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 482989
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 482989
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 472489
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 469771
10.5%
6
Egypt
CNY 395736
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CNY 395107
24.7%
8
Israel
CNY 383644
26.9%
9
Turkey
CNY 307142
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.