Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,791 元
Income Tax
- 48.25 元
Pension
- 143 元
Medical Insurance
- 35.82 元
Unemployment
- 3.58 元
Total tax
- 231 元
Net pay
* 1,560 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
1,560 元
Net pay
382 元
Tax the employer pays
231 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
613 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 382 元 to pay you 1,791 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 21,492 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 2,771 元. That means that your net pay will be 18,721 元 per year, or 1,560 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 18721
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 18658
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 18658
13.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CNY 21492
0.0%
1
Germany
CNY 21492
0.0%
2
Austria
CNY 21492
0.0%
3
Ireland
CNY 21492
0.0%
4
Norway
CNY 21492
0.0%
5
Spain
CNY 20127
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CNY 19834
7.7%
7
Italy
CNY 19517
9.2%
8
France
CNY 19407
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 19128
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CNY 19117
11.1%
11
Sweden
CNY 18971
11.7%
12
Russia
CNY 18698
13.0%
13
Hungary
CNY 17516
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CNY 17301
19.5%
15
Poland
CNY 16876
21.5%
16
Greece
CNY 16796
21.9%
17
Portugal
CNY 16001
25.6%
18
Finland
CNY 14883
30.8%
19
Belgium
CNY 14615
32.0%
20
Denmark
CNY 14022
34.8%
21
Netherlands
CNY 13520
37.1%
22
Romania
CNY 12573
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 19631
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 18817
12.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 21492
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 21492
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 21492
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 21267
1.1%
4
Thailand
CNY 20417
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 20259
5.7%
6
Indonesia
CNY 19753
8.1%
7
Taiwan
CNY 19590
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 19195
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CNY 18948
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CNY 18937
11.9%
11
India
CNY 18913
12.0%
12
China
CNY 18658
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 18168
15.5%
14
Japan
CNY 17464
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 17022
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 20895
2.8%
1
Colombia
CNY 22106
7.2%
2
Brazil
CNY 19830
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 19783
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 19461
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 19431
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 19235
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 19128
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 18806
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 17838
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 17709
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 17602
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 21277
1.0%
1
Morocco
CNY 19999
7.0%
2
Kenya
CNY 18496
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 18375
14.5%
4
Cameroon
CNY 18133
15.6%
5
Zambia
CNY 18060
16.0%
6
Mozambique
CNY 17677
17.8%
7
Ghana
CNY 17123
20.3%
8
Angola
CNY 16495
23.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 16370
23.8%
10
Uganda
CNY 16120
25.0%
11
Nigeria
CNY 15516
27.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 21492
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 20417
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 20417
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 19773
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 19773
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 19128
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 18666
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CNY 17485
18.6%
8
Egypt
CNY 16892
21.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 13885
35.4%
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.