Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,438 元
Income Tax
- 1,723 元
Housing Fund
- 2,093 元
Pension
- 1,395 元
Medical Insurance
- 349 元
Unemployment
- 34.88 元
Total tax
- 5,595 元
Net pay
* 11,843 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.1%
67.9%
Net pay
32.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,843 元
Net pay
5,809 元
Tax the employer pays
5,595 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
11,403 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,809 元 to pay you 17,438 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.54 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.1% tax rate now rises to 49.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 209,256 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 67,135 元. That means that your net pay will be 142,121 元 per year, or 11,843 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.1% and your marginal tax rate is 37.8%. 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 37.76 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.24 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 622 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,112 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 149989
28.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 142121
32.1%
2
Beijing
CNY 141619
32.3%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 172005
17.8%
1
Canada
CNY 154616
26.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 189191
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 184139
12.0%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 183165
12.5%
3
Ecuador
CNY 177667
15.1%
4
Colombia
CNY 170685
18.4%
5
Panama
CNY 170223
18.7%
6
Chile
CNY 167695
19.9%
7
Mexico
CNY 161112
23.0%
8
Peru
CNY 159837
23.6%
9
Brazil
CNY 155765
25.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 151135
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 135966
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 163750
21.8%
1
Angola
CNY 153484
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 151981
27.4%
3
Kenya
CNY 150137
28.3%
4
Ghana
CNY 145623
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 144967
30.7%
6
Nigeria
CNY 143233
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 143119
31.6%
8
Uganda
CNY 138139
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 136302
34.9%
10
Senegal
CNY 133811
36.1%
11
Zambia
CNY 130800
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 198793
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 198793
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 192515
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 192516
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 188330
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 186238
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 175048
16.4%
7
Egypt
CNY 158937
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 158308
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 123256
41.1%
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.