Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,579,998 元
Income Tax
- 687,616 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 693,268 元
Net pay
* 886,730 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
886,730 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
693,268 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
704,316 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 1,579,998 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 18,959,976 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 8,319,215 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,640,761 元 per year, or 886,730 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 10633258
43.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 10632479
43.9%
2
Shanghai
CNY 10640761
43.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 10359134
45.4%
1
Canada
CNY 8979737
52.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 16786723
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 13750037
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 12808741
32.4%
3
Panama
CNY 12703830
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 12358824
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 12323934
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 12298712
35.1%
7
Colombia
CNY 11735477
38.1%
8
Uruguay
CNY 11712692
38.2%
9
Peru
CNY 11669917
38.5%
10
Chile
CNY 11552212
39.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 10914551
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 13794633
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 13275641
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 12928262
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 12897473
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 12549224
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 12339949
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 11662493
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 11552678
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 11505830
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 11384243
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 10499811
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 10453778
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 18883355
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 18855976
0.6%
2
Bahrain
CNY 18705884
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 18011977
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 18011977
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 17443178
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 14221977
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 14221348
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 11043863
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 9656855
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.