Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
997,500 元
Income Tax
- 425,491 元
Housing Fund
- 2,393 元
Pension
- 2,483 元
Medical Insurance
- 621 元
Unemployment
- 155 元
Total tax
- 431,144 元
Net pay
* 566,356 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.2%
56.8%
Net pay
43.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
566,356 元
Net pay
11,049 元
Tax the employer pays
431,144 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
442,192 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,049 元 to pay you 997,500 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.43 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.2% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.59999999999999% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,970,000 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 5,173,725 元. That means that your net pay will be 6,796,275 元 per year, or 566,356 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.2% 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 6796275
43.2%
1
Beijing
CNY 6788771
43.3%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 6787992
43.3%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 10413900
13.0%
1
Hungary
CNY 9755550
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CNY 9635850
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
CNY 9209266
23.1%
4
Romania
CNY 7002450
41.5%
5
Poland
CNY 6909204
42.3%
6
Greece
CNY 6718056
43.9%
7
Switzerland
CNY 6530346
45.4%
8
Norway
CNY 6398321
46.6%
9
United Kingdom
CNY 6355332
46.9%
10
Luxembourg
CNY 6337672
47.1%
11
Spain
CNY 6328059
47.1%
12
Denmark
CNY 6224443
48.0%
13
Austria
CNY 6134625
48.8%
14
Netherlands
CNY 6111164
49.0%
15
Sweden
CNY 6055111
49.4%
16
Germany
CNY 5900704
50.7%
17
Ireland
CNY 5852644
51.1%
18
Italy
CNY 5792277
51.6%
19
France
CNY 5247098
56.2%
20
Finland
CNY 4517994
62.3%
21
Belgium
CNY 4513647
62.3%
22
Portugal
CNY 4373786
63.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 6633477
44.6%
1
Canada
CNY 5731468
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 10723861
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 9958816
16.8%
2
Singapore
CNY 9398498
21.5%
3
Indonesia
CNY 8118572
32.2%
4
Thailand
CNY 7880121
34.2%
5
Pakistan
CNY 7812797
34.7%
6
Vietnam
CNY 7792356
34.9%
7
Philippines
CNY 7482217
37.5%
8
New Zealand
CNY 7378652
38.4%
9
Taiwan
CNY 7364099
38.5%
10
Malaysia
CNY 7202645
39.8%
11
China
CNY 6788771
43.3%
12
Japan
CNY 6641926
44.5%
13
Australia
CNY 6482960
45.8%
14
South Korea
CNY 6462382
46.0%
15
India
CNY 2954031
75.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 10600028
11.5%
1
Brazil
CNY 8682305
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 8116720
32.2%
3
Panama
CNY 8038021
32.9%
4
Mexico
CNY 7815340
34.7%
5
Argentina
CNY 7780450
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
CNY 7779693
35.0%
7
Colombia
CNY 7471759
37.6%
8
Uruguay
CNY 7467261
37.6%
9
Peru
CNY 7388557
38.3%
10
Chile
CNY 7358226
38.5%
11
Ecuador
CNY 6927014
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 8709426
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 8382658
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
CNY 8158827
31.8%
3
Nigeria
CNY 8142891
32.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 7925355
33.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 7796465
34.9%
6
Zambia
CNY 7363658
38.5%
7
Cameroon
CNY 7296831
39.0%
8
Morocco
CNY 7269989
39.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 7190257
39.9%
10
South Africa
CNY 6655324
44.4%
11
Uganda
CNY 6609291
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 11893379
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 11866000
0.9%
2
Bahrain
CNY 11785808
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 11371500
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 11371500
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 11012400
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 8979495
25.0%
7
Lebanon
CNY 8978866
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 6972831
41.8%
9
Israel
CNY 6161867
48.5%
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.