Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,286 元
Income Tax
- 8,424 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 15,331 元
Net pay
* 39,955 元
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
27.7%
72.3%
Net pay
27.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
39,955 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
15,331 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
25,341 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 55,286 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.58 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.7% tax rate now rises to 38.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 11.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 663,432 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 183,970 元. That means that your net pay will be 479,462 元 per year, or 39,955 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.7% 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
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 574364
13.4%
1
Kazakhstan
CNY 547949
17.4%
2
Taiwan
CNY 541361
18.4%
3
Singapore
CNY 540401
18.5%
4
Thailand
CNY 511952
22.8%
5
South Korea
CNY 493956
25.6%
6
China
CNY 480452
27.6%
7
Australia
CNY 475385
28.3%
8
Indonesia
CNY 475332
28.4%
9
New Zealand
CNY 474986
28.4%
10
Japan
CNY 468349
29.4%
11
Pakistan
CNY 463528
30.1%
12
Malaysia
CNY 456278
31.2%
13
Philippines
CNY 454272
31.5%
14
Vietnam
CNY 443087
33.2%
15
India
CNY 374520
43.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 592799
10.7%
1
Chile
CNY 523957
21.0%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 519251
21.7%
3
Panama
CNY 490887
26.0%
4
Uruguay
CNY 488087
26.4%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 487751
26.5%
6
Colombia
CNY 486431
26.7%
7
Brazil
CNY 485043
26.9%
8
Ecuador
CNY 474561
28.5%
9
Peru
CNY 463284
30.2%
10
Mexico
CNY 458917
30.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 431181
35.0%
12
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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.