Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,685,000 元
Income Tax
- 734,866 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 740,519 元
Net pay
* 944,481 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
944,481 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
740,519 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
751,567 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 1,685,000 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 20,220,000 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 8,886,225 元. That means that your net pay will be 11,333,775 元 per year, or 944,481 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.0% 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 11333775
43.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 11326271
44.0%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 11325492
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 11030727
45.5%
1
Canada
CNY 9565276
52.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 17901946
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 14663555
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 13654532
32.5%
3
Panama
CNY 13544896
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 13177840
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 13142950
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 13113318
35.2%
7
Colombia
CNY 12504061
38.2%
8
Uruguay
CNY 12477981
38.3%
9
Peru
CNY 12441682
38.5%
10
Chile
CNY 12308226
39.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 11633350
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 14711301
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 14157658
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 13788008
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 13754541
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 13382730
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 13158965
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 12437408
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 12319844
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 12269390
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 12140257
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 11192824
44.6%
11
Uganda
CNY 11146791
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 20143379
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 20116000
0.5%
2
Bahrain
CNY 19953308
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 19209000
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 19209000
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 18602400
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 15166995
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 15166366
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 11777713
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 10286867
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.