Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,231 元
Income Tax
- 7,207 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 14,114 元
Net pay
* 37,117 元
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
27.6%
72.4%
Net pay
27.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
37,117 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
14,114 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,124 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 51,231 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.71 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.6% tax rate now rises to 39.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 614,772 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 169,372 元. That means that your net pay will be 445,400 元 per year, or 37,117 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.6% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 455941
25.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 446390
27.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 445400
27.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 450235
26.8%
1
Canada
CNY 417576
32.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 549731
10.6%
1
Chile
CNY 490478
20.2%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 484411
21.2%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 458872
25.4%
4
Panama
CNY 458407
25.4%
5
Colombia
CNY 450530
26.7%
6
Brazil
CNY 449764
26.8%
7
Ecuador
CNY 445921
27.5%
8
Uruguay
CNY 445439
27.5%
9
Peru
CNY 433480
29.5%
10
Mexico
CNY 426801
30.6%
11
Argentina
CNY 399552
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 584033
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 584033
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 565590
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 565590
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 553295
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 551923
10.2%
6
Egypt
CNY 463074
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CNY 462445
24.8%
8
Israel
CNY 435422
29.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 359433
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.