Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
500,000 元
Income Tax
- 201,616 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 207,269 元
Net pay
* 292,731 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
41.5%
58.5%
Net pay
41.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
292,731 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
207,269 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
218,317 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 500,000 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.37 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.5% tax rate now rises to 42.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,000,000 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 2,487,225 元. That means that your net pay will be 3,512,775 元 per year, or 292,731 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.5% 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 3512775
41.5%
1
Beijing
CNY 3505271
41.6%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 3504492
41.6%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 5220000
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 4890000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 4830000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CNY 4612366
23.1%
4
Romania
CNY 3510000
41.5%
5
Poland
CNY 3473200
42.1%
6
Switzerland
CNY 3385154
43.6%
7
Greece
CNY 3374856
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
CNY 3265857
45.6%
9
Norway
CNY 3258101
45.7%
10
Spain
CNY 3235599
46.1%
11
Austria
CNY 3212114
46.5%
12
Luxembourg
CNY 3184318
46.9%
13
Denmark
CNY 3166513
47.2%
14
Netherlands
CNY 3096314
48.4%
15
Sweden
CNY 3069549
48.8%
16
Germany
CNY 3006747
49.9%
17
Ireland
CNY 2987044
50.2%
18
France
CNY 2781488
53.6%
19
Italy
CNY 2775307
53.7%
20
Finland
CNY 2319840
61.3%
21
Belgium
CNY 2282067
62.0%
22
Portugal
CNY 2224586
62.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 3451467
42.5%
1
Canada
CNY 2957185
50.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 5350861
10.8%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 5003716
16.6%
2
Singapore
CNY 4741898
21.0%
3
Indonesia
CNY 4082852
32.0%
4
Thailand
CNY 3999621
33.3%
5
Pakistan
CNY 3932297
34.5%
6
Vietnam
CNY 3911856
34.8%
7
Taiwan
CNY 3782099
37.0%
8
Philippines
CNY 3775843
37.1%
9
New Zealand
CNY 3736952
37.7%
10
Malaysia
CNY 3680404
38.7%
11
China
CNY 3505271
41.6%
12
Japan
CNY 3424524
42.9%
13
South Korea
CNY 3350299
44.2%
14
Australia
CNY 3318860
44.7%
15
India
CNY 2267062
62.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 5316094
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 4354055
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 4109357
31.5%
3
Panama
CNY 4053046
32.5%
4
Mexico
CNY 3934840
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 3920088
34.7%
6
Argentina
CNY 3899950
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 3841321
36.0%
8
Colombia
CNY 3830202
36.2%
9
Chile
CNY 3776226
37.1%
10
Peru
CNY 3731932
37.8%
11
Ecuador
CNY 3521338
41.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 4366251
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 4203658
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 4085347
31.9%
3
Nigeria
CNY 4082097
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 3976200
33.7%
5
Mozambique
CNY 3915965
34.7%
6
Zambia
CNY 3692108
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 3661997
39.0%
8
Morocco
CNY 3652240
39.1%
9
Senegal
CNY 3608257
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 3371824
43.8%
11
Uganda
CNY 3325791
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 5923379
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 5896000
1.7%
2
Bahrain
CNY 5875508
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 5700000
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 5700000
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 5520000
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 4501995
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 4501366
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 3495843
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 3176867
47.1%
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.