Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,164 元
Income Tax
- 934 元
Housing Fund
- 1,580 元
Pension
- 1,053 元
Medical Insurance
- 263 元
Unemployment
- 26.33 元
Total tax
- 3,857 元
Net pay
* 9,307 元
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
29.3%
70.7%
Net pay
29.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,307 元
Net pay
4,385 元
Tax the employer pays
3,857 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,241 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 4,385 元 to pay you 13,164 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.26 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.3% tax rate now rises to 47.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 157,968 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 46,279 元. That means that your net pay will be 111,689 元 per year, or 9,307 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.3% and your marginal tax rate is 30.0%. 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 29.98 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 70.02 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 700 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,501 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 117753
25.5%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 111689
29.3%
2
Beijing
CNY 111263
29.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 133728
15.3%
1
Canada
CNY 117373
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 149523
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 142478
9.8%
2
Thailand
CNY 142250
10.0%
3
Australia
CNY 141165
10.6%
4
South Korea
CNY 134072
15.1%
5
New Zealand
CNY 132344
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CNY 130911
17.1%
7
Indonesia
CNY 129076
18.3%
8
Malaysia
CNY 127952
19.0%
9
Japan
CNY 126131
20.2%
10
Kazakhstan
CNY 126064
20.2%
11
Singapore
CNY 125384
20.6%
12
Philippines
CNY 122262
22.6%
13
Vietnam
CNY 117167
25.8%
14
China
CNY 111263
29.6%
15
India
CNY 106444
32.6%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 129015
18.3%
1
Mozambique
CNY 117718
25.5%
2
Angola
CNY 116172
26.5%
3
Kenya
CNY 114235
27.7%
4
Morocco
CNY 112039
29.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 111794
29.2%
6
Ghana
CNY 111696
29.3%
7
Nigeria
CNY 108347
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CNY 105075
33.5%
9
Uganda
CNY 104801
33.7%
10
Senegal
CNY 102865
34.9%
11
Zambia
CNY 99258
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 150070
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 150070
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 145331
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 145330
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 142171
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 140592
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 136062
13.9%
7
Egypt
CNY 120471
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CNY 119842
24.1%
9
Turkey
CNY 92025
41.7%
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.