Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,506 元
Income Tax
- 447 元
Housing Fund
- 455 元
Pension
- 520 元
Medical Insurance
- 130 元
Unemployment
- 32.53 元
Total tax
- 1,585 元
Net pay
* 4,921 元
Marginal tax rate
25.8%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,921 元
Net pay
2,267 元
Tax the employer pays
1,585 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,852 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,267 元 to pay you 6,506 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 5.92 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.4% tax rate now rises to 43.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 78,072 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 19,024 元. That means that your net pay will be 59,048 元 per year, or 4,921 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.4% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 59048
24.4%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 55746
28.6%
2
Beijing
CNY 55535
28.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 70494
9.7%
1
Canada
CNY 59702
23.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 78072
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 77419
0.8%
2
Thailand
CNY 73259
6.2%
3
Taiwan
CNY 71162
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CNY 70571
9.6%
5
South Korea
CNY 68674
12.0%
6
Malaysia
CNY 68401
12.4%
7
New Zealand
CNY 67540
13.5%
8
Indonesia
CNY 67071
14.1%
9
Philippines
CNY 65827
15.7%
10
Japan
CNY 63440
18.7%
11
Singapore
CNY 62470
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CNY 61833
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CNY 61551
21.2%
14
India
CNY 60266
22.8%
15
China
CNY 55535
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CNY 71904
7.9%
1
Colombia
CNY 71826
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CNY 70694
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CNY 70586
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CNY 69874
10.5%
5
Panama
CNY 69484
11.0%
6
Mexico
CNY 65495
16.1%
7
Chile
CNY 64331
17.6%
8
Brazil
CNY 63514
18.7%
9
Uruguay
CNY 62380
20.1%
10
Peru
CNY 61397
21.4%
11
Argentina
CNY 50697
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 69817
10.6%
1
Morocco
CNY 61338
21.4%
2
Mozambique
CNY 60193
22.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 58896
24.6%
4
Kenya
CNY 58308
25.3%
5
Angola
CNY 58027
25.7%
6
Ghana
CNY 57231
26.7%
7
Cameroon
CNY 57144
26.8%
8
Nigeria
CNY 54002
30.8%
9
Uganda
CNY 52869
32.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 52650
32.6%
11
Zambia
CNY 50127
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 74168
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 74168
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 71826
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 71826
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 70265
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 69484
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 67806
13.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 60549
22.5%
8
Lebanon
CNY 59920
23.3%
9
Turkey
CNY 44800
42.6%
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.