Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,791 元
Income Tax
- 48.09 元
Pension
- 143 元
Medical Insurance
- 35.82 元
Unemployment
- 8.96 元
Total tax
- 236 元
Net pay
* 1,555 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
1,555 元
Net pay
490 元
Tax the employer pays
236 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
726 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 490 元 to pay you 1,791 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 21,492 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,834 元. That means that your net pay will be 18,658 元 per year, or 1,555 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 18721
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 18658
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 18658
13.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 19631
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 18817
12.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 20895
2.8%
1
Colombia
CNY 22106
7.2%
2
Brazil
CNY 19830
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 19783
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 19461
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 19431
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 19235
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 19128
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 18806
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 17838
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 17709
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 17602
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 21492
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 20417
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 20417
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 19773
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 19773
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 19128
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 18666
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CNY 17485
18.6%
8
Egypt
CNY 16892
21.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 13885
35.4%
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.