Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,749,995 元
Income Tax
- 764,114 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 769,767 元
Net pay
* 980,228 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.0%
56.0%
Net pay
44.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
980,228 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
769,767 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
780,815 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 1,749,995 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 44% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,999,940 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 9,237,198 元. That means that your net pay will be 11,762,742 元 per year, or 980,228 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
Beijing
CNY 11755238
44.0%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 11754459
44.0%
2
Shanghai
CNY 11762742
44.0%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 11446435
45.5%
1
Canada
CNY 9927717
52.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 18592256
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 15229011
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 14178067
32.5%
3
Panama
CNY 14065506
33.0%
4
Mexico
CNY 13684801
34.8%
5
Argentina
CNY 13649911
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 13617549
35.2%
7
Colombia
CNY 12979806
38.2%
8
Uruguay
CNY 12951685
38.3%
9
Peru
CNY 12919395
38.5%
10
Chile
CNY 12776190
39.2%
11
Ecuador
CNY 12078279
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 15278707
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 14703616
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 14320181
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 14285056
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 13898661
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 13665926
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 12917071
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 12794710
39.1%
8
Morocco
CNY 12742024
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 12608221
40.0%
10
South Africa
CNY 11621791
44.7%
11
Uganda
CNY 11575758
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 20923319
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 20895940
0.5%
2
Bahrain
CNY 20725448
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 19949943
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 19949943
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 19319945
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 15751950
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 15751321
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 12231958
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 10676837
49.2%
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.