Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,417 元
Income Tax
- 8,463 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 15,370 元
Net pay
* 40,047 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
40,047 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
15,370 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
25,380 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 55,417 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 665,004 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 184,442 元. That means that your net pay will be 480,562 元 per year, or 40,047 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 491103
26.2%
1
Beijing
CNY 481553
27.6%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 480562
27.7%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 482529
27.4%
1
Canada
CNY 446003
32.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 594191
10.7%
1
Chile
CNY 525021
21.1%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 520377
21.8%
3
Panama
CNY 491937
26.0%
4
Uruguay
CNY 489548
26.4%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 488684
26.5%
6
Colombia
CNY 487585
26.7%
7
Brazil
CNY 486183
26.9%
8
Ecuador
CNY 475486
28.5%
9
Peru
CNY 464247
30.2%
10
Mexico
CNY 459954
30.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 432202
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 485041
27.1%
1
Kenya
CNY 469160
29.5%
2
Nigeria
CNY 453233
31.9%
3
Mozambique
CNY 448217
32.6%
4
Ghana
CNY 447100
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 445146
33.1%
6
South Africa
CNY 436390
34.4%
7
Morocco
CNY 419297
37.0%
8
Cameroon
CNY 413784
37.8%
9
Zambia
CNY 411085
38.2%
10
Senegal
CNY 407260
38.8%
11
Uganda
CNY 391543
41.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 631754
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 631754
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 611804
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 611804
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 598504
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 597886
10.1%
6
Egypt
CNY 500748
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CNY 500119
24.8%
8
Israel
CNY 464155
30.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 388688
41.6%
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.