Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,307 元
Income Tax
- 7,230 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 14,137 元
Net pay
* 37,170 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
37,170 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
14,137 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
24,147 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 51,307 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 615,684 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 169,646 元. That means that your net pay will be 446,038 元 per year, or 37,170 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 456579
25.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 447029
27.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 446038
27.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 450822
26.8%
1
Canada
CNY 418093
32.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 534733
13.2%
1
Taiwan
CNY 507938
17.5%
2
Kazakhstan
CNY 504976
18.0%
3
Singapore
CNY 498659
19.0%
4
Thailand
CNY 478528
22.3%
5
South Korea
CNY 465640
24.4%
6
China
CNY 447029
27.4%
7
Australia
CNY 446259
27.5%
8
New Zealand
CNY 443136
28.0%
9
Indonesia
CNY 443055
28.0%
10
Japan
CNY 438341
28.8%
11
Pakistan
CNY 432491
29.8%
12
Malaysia
CNY 425480
30.9%
13
Philippines
CNY 423077
31.3%
14
Vietnam
CNY 412051
33.1%
15
India
CNY 348889
43.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 449161
27.1%
1
Kenya
CNY 434636
29.4%
2
Nigeria
CNY 419685
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CNY 416159
32.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 414475
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 411493
33.2%
6
South Africa
CNY 407336
33.8%
7
Morocco
CNY 389409
36.8%
8
Cameroon
CNY 383756
37.7%
9
Zambia
CNY 380754
38.2%
10
Senegal
CNY 377668
38.7%
11
Uganda
CNY 364417
40.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 584900
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 584900
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 566429
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 566429
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 554116
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 552758
10.2%
6
Egypt
CNY 463758
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CNY 463129
24.8%
8
Israel
CNY 435944
29.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 359964
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.