Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,938 元
Income Tax
- 400 元
Housing Fund
- 416 元
Pension
- 475 元
Medical Insurance
- 119 元
Unemployment
- 29.69 元
Total tax
- 1,439 元
Net pay
* 4,499 元
Marginal tax rate
25.8%
Average tax rate
24.2%
75.8%
Net pay
24.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,499 元
Net pay
2,069 元
Tax the employer pays
1,439 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,508 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,069 元 to pay you 5,938 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.91 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.2% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 71,256 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 17,268 元. That means that your net pay will be 53,988 元 per year, or 4,499 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.2% and your marginal tax rate is 25.8%. 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 25.75 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 74.25 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 743 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,713 元 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 53988
24.2%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 50973
28.5%
2
Beijing
CNY 50781
28.7%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 64506
9.5%
1
Canada
CNY 54649
23.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CNY 65610
7.9%
1
Colombia
CNY 65556
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CNY 64522
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CNY 64424
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CNY 63774
10.5%
5
Panama
CNY 63418
11.0%
6
Mexico
CNY 60324
15.3%
7
Brazil
CNY 59004
17.2%
8
Chile
CNY 58715
17.6%
9
Peru
CNY 58004
18.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 56934
20.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 46266
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 67693
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 67693
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 65556
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 65555
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 64130
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 63418
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 61886
13.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 55437
22.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 54808
23.1%
9
Turkey
CNY 41376
41.9%
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.