Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
157,984 元
Income Tax
- 47,709 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 53,362 元
Net pay
* 104,622 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
104,622 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
53,362 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
64,410 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 157,984 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.08 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 38.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,895,808 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 640,339 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,255,469 元 per year, or 104,622 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% 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 1255469
33.8%
1
Beijing
CNY 1247965
34.2%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 1247187
34.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 1222645
35.5%
1
Canada
CNY 1049950
44.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 1683552
11.2%
1
Brazil
CNY 1378515
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 1354418
28.6%
3
Uruguay
CNY 1348599
28.9%
4
Colombia
CNY 1323436
30.2%
5
Chile
CNY 1313711
30.7%
6
Panama
CNY 1313498
30.7%
7
Mexico
CNY 1267115
33.2%
8
Puerto Rico
CNY 1266727
33.2%
9
Argentina
CNY 1232225
35.0%
10
Peru
CNY 1218114
35.8%
11
Ecuador
CNY 1180040
37.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 1380451
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 1330723
29.8%
2
Nigeria
CNY 1290426
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 1284954
32.2%
4
Ghana
CNY 1261277
33.5%
5
Mozambique
CNY 1248240
34.2%
6
Zambia
CNY 1168030
38.4%
7
Morocco
CNY 1165149
38.5%
8
Cameroon
CNY 1163159
38.7%
9
Senegal
CNY 1145742
39.6%
10
South Africa
CNY 1114519
41.2%
11
Uganda
CNY 1068485
43.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 1819187
4.0%
1
Bahrain
CNY 1812358
4.4%
2
United Arab Emirates
CNY 1801018
5.0%
3
Qatar
CNY 1801018
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 1791808
5.5%
5
Oman
CNY 1744143
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 1423851
24.9%
7
Lebanon
CNY 1423222
24.9%
8
Israel
CNY 1124771
40.7%
9
Turkey
CNY 1105521
41.7%
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.