Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,237 元
Income Tax
- 7,209 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 14,116 元
Net pay
* 37,121 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
37,121 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
14,116 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,126 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 51,237 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 614,844 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 169,394 元. That means that your net pay will be 445,450 元 per year, or 37,121 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 455991
25.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 446441
27.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 445450
27.6%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 534914
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 501098
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 494949
19.5%
3
Switzerland
CNY 487698
20.7%
4
Czech Republic
CNY 465796
24.2%
5
France
CNY 435922
29.1%
6
United Kingdom
CNY 434368
29.4%
7
Norway
CNY 417982
32.0%
8
Spain
CNY 408698
33.5%
9
Denmark
CNY 406658
33.9%
10
Ireland
CNY 402169
34.6%
11
Austria
CNY 379883
38.2%
12
Netherlands
CNY 376811
38.7%
13
Sweden
CNY 376440
38.8%
14
Poland
CNY 373801
39.2%
15
Luxembourg
CNY 367971
40.2%
16
Romania
CNY 359684
41.5%
17
Greece
CNY 359177
41.6%
18
Germany
CNY 349119
43.2%
19
Finland
CNY 334779
45.6%
20
Italy
CNY 331523
46.1%
21
Portugal
CNY 301156
51.0%
22
Belgium
CNY 269101
56.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 450281
26.8%
1
Canada
CNY 417617
32.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 534036
13.1%
1
Taiwan
CNY 507350
17.5%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 504220
18.0%
3
Singapore
CNY 497916
19.0%
4
Thailand
CNY 477940
22.3%
5
South Korea
CNY 465141
24.4%
6
China
CNY 446441
27.4%
7
Australia
CNY 445746
27.5%
8
New Zealand
CNY 442577
28.0%
9
Indonesia
CNY 442487
28.0%
10
Japan
CNY 437813
28.8%
11
Pakistan
CNY 431945
29.8%
12
Malaysia
CNY 424939
30.9%
13
Philippines
CNY 422528
31.3%
14
Vietnam
CNY 411505
33.1%
15
India
CNY 348438
43.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 549795
10.6%
1
Chile
CNY 490528
20.2%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 484462
21.2%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 458914
25.4%
4
Panama
CNY 458455
25.4%
5
Colombia
CNY 450584
26.7%
6
Brazil
CNY 449817
26.8%
7
Ecuador
CNY 445963
27.5%
8
Uruguay
CNY 445491
27.5%
9
Peru
CNY 433524
29.5%
10
Mexico
CNY 426849
30.6%
11
Argentina
CNY 399598
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 448550
27.1%
1
Kenya
CNY 434048
29.4%
2
Nigeria
CNY 419114
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CNY 415613
32.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 413920
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 410920
33.2%
6
South Africa
CNY 406841
33.8%
7
Morocco
CNY 388900
36.8%
8
Cameroon
CNY 383244
37.7%
9
Zambia
CNY 380237
38.2%
10
Senegal
CNY 377164
38.7%
11
Uganda
CNY 363955
40.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 584102
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 584102
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 565656
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 565656
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 553360
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 551989
10.2%
6
Egypt
CNY 463128
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CNY 462499
24.8%
8
Israel
CNY 435463
29.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 359475
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.