Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,549,999 元
Income Tax
- 674,116 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 679,768 元
Net pay
* 870,231 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.9%
56.1%
Net pay
43.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
870,231 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
679,768 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
690,817 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 1,549,999 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.46 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.9% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,599,988 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 8,157,220 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,442,768 元 per year, or 870,231 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.9% 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
Beijing
CNY 10435264
43.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 10434486
43.9%
2
Shanghai
CNY 10442768
43.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10167261
45.3%
1
Canada
CNY 8812450
52.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 16468104
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 13489046
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 12567099
32.4%
3
Panama
CNY 12463538
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 12124832
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 12089942
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 12065980
35.1%
7
Colombia
CNY 11515893
38.1%
8
Uruguay
CNY 11494050
38.2%
9
Peru
CNY 11449424
38.4%
10
Chile
CNY 11336219
39.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 10709190
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 13532742
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 13023649
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12682634
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12652609
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12311092
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12105957
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 11441101
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11333499
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11287682
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11168250
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10301818
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10255784
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 18523367
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 18495988
0.6%
2
Bahrain
CNY 18349496
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 17669989
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 17669989
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 17111989
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 13951986
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 13951357
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 10834202
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 9476861
49.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Shanghai 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.