Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,344 元
Income Tax
- 2,473 元
Housing Fund
- 2,681 元
Pension
- 1,788 元
Medical Insurance
- 447 元
Unemployment
- 112 元
Total tax
- 7,501 元
Net pay
* 14,843 元
Marginal tax rate
38.0%
Average tax rate
33.6%
66.4%
Net pay
33.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,843 元
Net pay
8,792 元
Tax the employer pays
7,501 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,293 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,792 元 to pay you 22,344 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 7.29 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
52.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.6% tax rate now rises to 52.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 268,128 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 90,009 元. That means that your net pay will be 178,119 元 per year, or 14,843 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.6% and your marginal tax rate is 38.0%. 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 38 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 620 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,100 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 188844
29.6%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 178974
33.3%
2
Beijing
CNY 178119
33.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 215564
19.6%
1
Canada
CNY 195831
27.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 242419
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 230647
14.0%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 229312
14.5%
3
Ecuador
CNY 222282
17.1%
4
Chile
CNY 216467
19.3%
5
Panama
CNY 214760
19.9%
6
Colombia
CNY 211904
21.0%
7
Peru
CNY 202672
24.4%
8
Mexico
CNY 200689
25.2%
9
Brazil
CNY 198447
26.0%
10
Uruguay
CNY 189096
29.5%
11
Argentina
CNY 174233
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 201064
25.0%
1
Angola
CNY 196314
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 191347
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 190248
29.1%
4
Ghana
CNY 184567
31.2%
5
Nigeria
CNY 183278
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 181428
32.3%
7
Morocco
CNY 178795
33.3%
8
Uganda
CNY 173261
35.4%
9
Cameroon
CNY 172146
35.8%
10
Senegal
CNY 169134
36.9%
11
Zambia
CNY 167007
37.7%
12
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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.