Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,020 元
Income Tax
- 27.48 元
Pension
- 81.60 元
Medical Insurance
- 20.40 元
Unemployment
- 2.04 元
Total tax
- 132 元
Net pay
* 888 元
Marginal tax rate
12.9%
Average tax rate
12.9%
87.1%
Net pay
12.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
888 元
Net pay
217 元
Tax the employer pays
132 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
349 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 217 元 to pay you 1,020 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 3.42 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.9% tax rate now rises to 28.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,240 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 1,578 元. That means that your net pay will be 10,662 元 per year, or 888 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.9% and your marginal tax rate is 12.9%. 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 12.89 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 87.11 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 871 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 4,356 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guangzhou
CNY 10662
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 10626
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 10626
13.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CNY 11240
8.2%
1
USA
CNY 11180
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 12240
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 12240
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 12240
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 12162
0.6%
4
Thailand
CNY 11628
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 11454
6.4%
6
Indonesia
CNY 11227
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CNY 11157
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 10932
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CNY 10785
11.9%
10
Malaysia
CNY 10774
12.0%
11
India
CNY 10771
12.0%
12
China
CNY 10626
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 10407
15.0%
14
Japan
CNY 9946
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 9694
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 11949
2.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 11322
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CNY 11267
8.0%
3
Colombia
CNY 11261
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 11083
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 11066
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 10955
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 10894
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 10710
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 10159
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 10086
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 10025
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 12118
1.0%
1
Zambia
CNY 11506
6.0%
2
Morocco
CNY 11415
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 10790
11.8%
4
Kenya
CNY 10688
12.7%
5
Cameroon
CNY 10327
15.6%
6
Mozambique
CNY 10214
16.6%
7
Uganda
CNY 10204
16.6%
8
Senegal
CNY 10171
16.9%
9
Ghana
CNY 10006
18.3%
10
Angola
CNY 9555
21.9%
11
Nigeria
CNY 9137
25.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 12240
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 11628
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 11628
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 11261
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 11261
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 10894
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 10630
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CNY 10309
15.8%
8
Egypt
CNY 9872
19.3%
9
Turkey
CNY 9086
25.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Guangzhou 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.