Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,688 元
Income Tax
- 1,762 元
Housing Fund
- 2,123 元
Pension
- 1,415 元
Medical Insurance
- 354 元
Unemployment
- 35.38 元
Total tax
- 5,689 元
Net pay
* 11,999 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.2%
67.8%
Net pay
32.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,999 元
Net pay
5,892 元
Tax the employer pays
5,689 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
11,581 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,892 元 to pay you 17,688 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.55 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.2% tax rate now rises to 49.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 212,256 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 68,268 元. That means that your net pay will be 143,988 元 per year, or 11,999 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.2% 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 151969
28.4%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 143988
32.2%
2
Beijing
CNY 143479
32.4%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 188778
11.1%
1
Russia
CNY 184663
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 183383
13.6%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 180472
15.0%
4
France
CNY 178592
15.9%
5
Hungary
CNY 172989
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 170866
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 170460
19.7%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 169064
20.4%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 166415
21.6%
10
Spain
CNY 165967
21.8%
11
Austria
CNY 164901
22.3%
12
Sweden
CNY 151555
28.6%
13
Greece
CNY 150465
29.1%
14
Germany
CNY 148603
30.0%
15
Italy
CNY 147228
30.6%
16
Poland
CNY 144532
31.9%
17
Denmark
CNY 142565
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 138702
34.7%
19
Netherlands
CNY 133571
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 133563
37.1%
21
Romania
CNY 124170
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 119621
43.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 174225
17.9%
1
Canada
CNY 156840
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 198770
6.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 189409
10.8%
2
Thailand
CNY 185652
12.5%
3
Australia
CNY 184052
13.3%
4
South Korea
CNY 176519
16.8%
5
New Zealand
CNY 175445
17.3%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 170037
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CNY 168571
20.6%
8
Pakistan
CNY 167768
21.0%
9
Singapore
CNY 167011
21.3%
10
Japan
CNY 165132
22.2%
11
Malaysia
CNY 164162
22.7%
12
Philippines
CNY 158907
25.1%
13
Vietnam
CNY 153014
27.9%
14
China
CNY 143479
32.4%
15
India
CNY 137279
35.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 191904
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 186637
12.1%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 185581
12.6%
3
Ecuador
CNY 179976
15.2%
4
Colombia
CNY 172786
18.6%
5
Panama
CNY 172493
18.7%
6
Chile
CNY 169969
19.9%
7
Mexico
CNY 163129
23.2%
8
Peru
CNY 162041
23.7%
9
Brazil
CNY 157940
25.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 153309
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 137916
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 165670
22.0%
1
Angola
CNY 155667
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 153931
27.5%
3
Kenya
CNY 152237
28.3%
4
Ghana
CNY 147608
30.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 146825
30.8%
6
Nigeria
CNY 145274
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 144937
31.7%
8
Uganda
CNY 140089
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 138129
34.9%
10
Senegal
CNY 135611
36.1%
11
Zambia
CNY 132645
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 201643
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 201643
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 195276
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 195276
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 191030
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 188908
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 177319
16.5%
7
Egypt
CNY 161187
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 160558
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 125003
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.