Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
555,000 元
Income Tax
- 225,802 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 232,709 元
Net pay
* 322,291 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
41.9%
58.1%
Net pay
41.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
322,291 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
232,709 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
242,719 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 555,000 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.37 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.9% tax rate now rises to 43.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,660,000 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 2,792,508 元. That means that your net pay will be 3,867,492 元 per year, or 322,291 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.9% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 55 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 550 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,750 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 3875775
41.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 3868271
41.9%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 3867492
41.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 3803247
42.9%
1
Canada
CNY 3263889
51.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 5900248
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 4832555
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 4552382
31.7%
3
Panama
CNY 4493596
32.5%
4
Mexico
CNY 4363840
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 4346778
34.7%
6
Argentina
CNY 4328950
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 4242179
36.3%
8
Colombia
CNY 4232786
36.4%
9
Chile
CNY 4172226
37.4%
10
Peru
CNY 4136182
37.9%
11
Ecuador
CNY 3897845
41.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 6583379
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 6556000
1.6%
2
Bahrain
CNY 6528908
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 6327000
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 6327000
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 6127200
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 4996995
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 4996366
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 3880234
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 3506867
47.3%
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.