Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,384 元
Income Tax
- 37.16 元
Pension
- 111 元
Medical Insurance
- 27.68 元
Unemployment
- 6.92 元
Total tax
- 182 元
Net pay
* 1,202 元
Marginal tax rate
13.2%
Average tax rate
13.2%
86.8%
Net pay
13.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,202 元
Net pay
379 元
Tax the employer pays
182 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
561 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 379 元 to pay you 1,384 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.05 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.2% tax rate now rises to 31.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 16,608 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,190 元. That means that your net pay will be 14,418 元 per year, or 1,202 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.2% and your marginal tax rate is 13.2%. 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 13.19 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 86.81 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 868 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 4,341 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guangzhou
CNY 14467
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 14418
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 14418
13.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 15170
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 14868
10.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 16608
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 16608
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 16608
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 16505
0.6%
4
Thailand
CNY 15778
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 15619
6.0%
6
Indonesia
CNY 15252
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CNY 15138
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 14833
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CNY 14649
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CNY 14633
11.9%
11
India
CNY 14615
12.0%
12
China
CNY 14418
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 14106
15.1%
14
Japan
CNY 13495
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 13154
20.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 16608
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 15778
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 15778
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 15279
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 15279
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 14781
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 14424
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CNY 13760
17.2%
8
Egypt
CNY 13023
21.6%
9
Turkey
CNY 11040
33.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Beijing 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.