Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,747 元
Income Tax
- 2,691 元
Housing Fund
- 2,850 元
Pension
- 1,900 元
Medical Insurance
- 475 元
Unemployment
- 119 元
Total tax
- 8,034 元
Net pay
* 15,713 元
Marginal tax rate
38.0%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,713 元
Net pay
9,344 元
Tax the employer pays
8,034 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,378 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 9,344 元 to pay you 23,747 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 7.32 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
52.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 52.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 284,964 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 96,406 元. That means that your net pay will be 188,558 元 per year, or 15,713 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% 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 199956
29.8%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 189861
33.4%
2
Beijing
CNY 188558
33.8%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 228020
20.0%
1
Canada
CNY 206732
27.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 257587
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 243838
14.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 242120
15.0%
3
Ecuador
CNY 234478
17.7%
4
Chile
CNY 231863
18.6%
5
Panama
CNY 227497
20.2%
6
Colombia
CNY 223683
21.5%
7
Peru
CNY 214899
24.6%
8
Mexico
CNY 212007
25.6%
9
Brazil
CNY 210654
26.1%
10
Uruguay
CNY 199320
30.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 185176
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 211361
25.8%
1
Angola
CNY 208562
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 203132
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CNY 201191
29.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 195704
31.3%
5
Nigeria
CNY 194730
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 191855
32.7%
7
Morocco
CNY 188997
33.7%
8
Uganda
CNY 182521
36.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 182397
36.0%
10
Senegal
CNY 179236
37.1%
11
Zambia
CNY 177361
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 270716
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 270716
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 262167
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 262167
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 256468
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 253618
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 229352
19.5%
7
Egypt
CNY 215718
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CNY 215089
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 167349
41.3%
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.