Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
915,001 元
Income Tax
- 387,802 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 394,709 元
Net pay
* 520,292 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.1%
56.9%
Net pay
43.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
520,292 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
394,709 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
404,720 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 915,001 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.42 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.1% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,980,012 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 4,736,513 元. That means that your net pay will be 6,243,499 元 per year, or 520,292 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.1% 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
Beijing
CNY 6244277
43.1%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 6243499
43.1%
2
Shanghai
CNY 6251781
43.1%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 6105813
44.4%
1
Canada
CNY 5271416
52.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 7989209
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 7689666
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 7483333
31.9%
3
Nigeria
CNY 7469501
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 7270478
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 7152972
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 6754815
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 6694077
39.0%
8
Morocco
CNY 6670068
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 6596265
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 6110831
44.4%
11
Uganda
CNY 6064797
44.8%
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.