Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
82,498 元
Income Tax
- 14,660 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 20,312 元
Net pay
* 62,186 元
Marginal tax rate
17.4%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
62,186 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
20,312 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
31,361 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 82,498 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 3.80 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.6% tax rate now rises to 33.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 989,976 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 243,747 元. That means that your net pay will be 746,229 元 per year, or 62,186 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.6% and your marginal tax rate is 17.4%. 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 17.44 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 82.56 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 826 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 4,128 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 746229
24.6%
1
Beijing
CNY 735608
25.7%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 734688
25.8%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 861279
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 806830
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 796931
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CNY 754648
23.8%
4
Switzerland
CNY 738216
25.4%
5
United Kingdom
CNY 647255
34.6%
6
France
CNY 637940
35.6%
7
Norway
CNY 619557
37.4%
8
Spain
CNY 613257
38.1%
9
Denmark
CNY 600299
39.4%
10
Austria
CNY 598029
39.6%
11
Poland
CNY 589706
40.4%
12
Ireland
CNY 582232
41.2%
13
Romania
CNY 579136
41.5%
14
Greece
CNY 569242
42.5%
15
Netherlands
CNY 566252
42.8%
16
Sweden
CNY 564049
43.0%
17
Luxembourg
CNY 537490
45.7%
18
Germany
CNY 535316
45.9%
19
Italy
CNY 501758
49.3%
20
Finland
CNY 475149
52.0%
21
Portugal
CNY 445727
55.0%
22
Belgium
CNY 409325
58.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 682482
31.1%
1
Canada
CNY 621085
37.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 845396
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
CNY 841839
15.0%
2
Singapore
CNY 814213
17.8%
3
Taiwan
CNY 769475
22.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 739719
25.3%
5
China
CNY 735608
25.7%
6
Indonesia
CNY 696076
29.7%
7
South Korea
CNY 685249
30.8%
8
New Zealand
CNY 680837
31.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 675781
31.7%
10
Japan
CNY 670844
32.2%
11
Malaysia
CNY 665264
32.8%
12
Philippines
CNY 665085
32.8%
13
Australia
CNY 663547
33.0%
14
Vietnam
CNY 655341
33.8%
15
India
CNY 535201
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 881817
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
CNY 746378
24.6%
2
Chile
CNY 736821
25.6%
3
Uruguay
CNY 730701
26.2%
4
Colombia
CNY 725793
26.7%
5
Brazil
CNY 721787
27.1%
6
Panama
CNY 708855
28.4%
7
Puerto Rico
CNY 681555
31.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 674436
31.9%
9
Peru
CNY 663292
33.0%
10
Ecuador
CNY 663295
33.0%
11
Argentina
CNY 643434
35.0%
12
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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.