Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
695,002 元
Income Tax
- 289,367 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 295,020 元
Net pay
* 399,982 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
42.4%
57.6%
Net pay
42.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
399,982 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
295,020 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
306,068 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 695,002 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.40 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.4% tax rate now rises to 43.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,340,024 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 3,540,236 元. That means that your net pay will be 4,799,788 元 per year, or 399,982 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.5% 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 4799788
42.4%
1
Beijing
CNY 4792284
42.5%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 4791506
42.5%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 4698700
43.7%
1
Canada
CNY 4044603
51.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 7387205
11.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 6050572
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 5680098
31.9%
3
Panama
CNY 5615012
32.7%
4
Mexico
CNY 5455855
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
CNY 5432913
34.9%
6
Argentina
CNY 5420965
35.0%
7
Uruguay
CNY 5262558
36.9%
8
Colombia
CNY 5257560
37.0%
9
Chile
CNY 5180241
37.9%
10
Peru
CNY 5165196
38.1%
11
Ecuador
CNY 4856240
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 6068618
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 5841674
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 5682004
31.9%
3
Nigeria
CNY 5673782
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 5524126
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 5436980
34.8%
6
Zambia
CNY 5131223
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 5086720
39.0%
8
Morocco
CNY 5070267
39.2%
9
Senegal
CNY 5012272
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 4658838
44.1%
11
Uganda
CNY 4612804
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 8263403
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 8236024
1.3%
2
Bahrain
CNY 8192131
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 7923023
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 7923023
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 7672822
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 6257013
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 6256384
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 4858697
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 4346879
47.9%
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.