Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,917 元
Income Tax
- 1,798 元
Housing Fund
- 2,150 元
Pension
- 1,433 元
Medical Insurance
- 358 元
Unemployment
- 35.83 元
Total tax
- 5,775 元
Net pay
* 12,142 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
12,142 元
Net pay
5,968 元
Tax the employer pays
5,775 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
11,744 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,968 元 to pay you 17,917 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
49.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.2% tax rate now rises to 49.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 17% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 215,004 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 69,306 元. That means that your net pay will be 145,698 元 per year, or 12,142 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 153783
28.5%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 145698
32.2%
2
Beijing
CNY 145182
32.5%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 191049
11.1%
1
Russia
CNY 187053
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 185347
13.8%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 182306
15.2%
4
France
CNY 180704
16.0%
5
Hungary
CNY 175228
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 173078
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 172273
19.9%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 170880
20.5%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 168448
21.7%
10
Spain
CNY 167768
22.0%
11
Austria
CNY 166332
22.6%
12
Sweden
CNY 153396
28.7%
13
Greece
CNY 152164
29.2%
14
Germany
CNY 150143
30.2%
15
Italy
CNY 148393
31.0%
16
Poland
CNY 146287
32.0%
17
Denmark
CNY 144443
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 140327
34.7%
19
Netherlands
CNY 135300
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 134993
37.2%
21
Romania
CNY 125777
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 120452
44.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 176258
18.0%
1
Canada
CNY 158877
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 201224
6.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 191785
10.8%
2
Thailand
CNY 187800
12.7%
3
Australia
CNY 185956
13.5%
4
South Korea
CNY 178668
16.9%
5
New Zealand
CNY 177537
17.4%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 172263
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CNY 170570
20.7%
8
Pakistan
CNY 169623
21.1%
9
Singapore
CNY 169115
21.3%
10
Japan
CNY 167005
22.3%
11
Malaysia
CNY 165933
22.8%
12
Philippines
CNY 160762
25.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 154736
28.0%
14
China
CNY 145182
32.5%
15
India
CNY 138840
35.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 194388
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 188924
12.1%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 187795
12.7%
3
Ecuador
CNY 182091
15.3%
4
Colombia
CNY 174711
18.7%
5
Panama
CNY 174572
18.8%
6
Chile
CNY 172052
20.0%
7
Mexico
CNY 164977
23.3%
8
Peru
CNY 164059
23.7%
9
Brazil
CNY 159933
25.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 155299
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 139702
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 167429
22.1%
1
Angola
CNY 157666
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 155717
27.6%
3
Kenya
CNY 154160
28.3%
4
Ghana
CNY 149425
30.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 148527
30.9%
6
Nigeria
CNY 147143
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 146602
31.8%
8
Uganda
CNY 141875
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 139802
35.0%
10
Senegal
CNY 137260
36.2%
11
Zambia
CNY 134335
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 204254
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 204254
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 197804
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 197804
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 193504
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 191354
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 179398
16.6%
7
Egypt
CNY 163248
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 162619
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 126604
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.