Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
87,500 元
Income Tax
- 16,251 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 23,158 元
Net pay
* 64,342 元
Marginal tax rate
43.0%
Average tax rate
26.5%
73.5%
Net pay
26.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
64,342 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
23,158 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
33,168 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 87,500 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 3.79 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.5% tax rate now rises to 34.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,050,000 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 277,893 元. That means that your net pay will be 772,107 元 per year, or 64,342 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.5% and your marginal tax rate is 43.0%. 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 42.98 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 57.02 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 570 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,851 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 790275
24.7%
1
Beijing
CNY 773022
26.4%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 772107
26.5%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 719505
31.5%
1
Canada
CNY 651702
37.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 895861
14.7%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 895216
14.7%
2
Singapore
CNY 863433
17.8%
3
Taiwan
CNY 806305
23.2%
4
Thailand
CNY 779170
25.8%
5
China
CNY 773022
26.4%
6
Indonesia
CNY 736652
29.8%
7
South Korea
CNY 719000
31.5%
8
New Zealand
CNY 717452
31.7%
9
Pakistan
CNY 714797
31.9%
10
Japan
CNY 707806
32.6%
11
Malaysia
CNY 703240
33.0%
12
Philippines
CNY 702409
33.1%
13
Australia
CNY 695360
33.8%
14
Vietnam
CNY 694356
33.9%
15
India
CNY 566485
46.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 934943
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
CNY 786670
25.1%
2
Chile
CNY 775836
26.1%
3
Uruguay
CNY 770006
26.7%
4
Colombia
CNY 769505
26.7%
5
Brazil
CNY 765305
27.1%
6
Panama
CNY 748921
28.7%
7
Puerto Rico
CNY 717870
31.6%
8
Mexico
CNY 714051
32.0%
9
Peru
CNY 700057
33.3%
10
Ecuador
CNY 697536
33.6%
11
Argentina
CNY 682450
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 765126
27.1%
1
Kenya
CNY 738658
29.7%
2
Nigeria
CNY 715107
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 707838
32.6%
4
Ghana
CNY 701775
33.2%
5
Mozambique
CNY 698465
33.5%
6
Morocco
CNY 652600
37.9%
7
South Africa
CNY 649324
38.2%
8
Cameroon
CNY 648189
38.3%
9
Zambia
CNY 647858
38.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 638257
39.2%
11
Uganda
CNY 603291
42.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 997500
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 997500
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 975008
7.1%
3
Kuwait
CNY 973379
7.3%
4
Oman
CNY 966000
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
CNY 946000
9.9%
6
Egypt
CNY 789495
24.8%
7
Lebanon
CNY 788866
24.9%
8
Israel
CNY 682660
35.0%
9
Turkey
CNY 612914
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.