Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,200 元
Income Tax
- 1,842 元
Housing Fund
- 2,184 元
Pension
- 1,456 元
Medical Insurance
- 364 元
Unemployment
- 36.40 元
Total tax
- 5,882 元
Net pay
* 12,318 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.3%
67.7%
Net pay
32.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,318 元
Net pay
6,062 元
Tax the employer pays
5,882 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
11,945 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,062 元 to pay you 18,200 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.56 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.3% tax rate now rises to 49.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 218,400 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 70,588 元. That means that your net pay will be 147,812 元 per year, or 12,318 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.3% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 193855
11.2%
1
Russia
CNY 190008
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 187776
14.0%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 184573
15.5%
4
France
CNY 183315
16.1%
5
Hungary
CNY 177996
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 175812
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 174515
20.1%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 173125
20.7%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 170961
21.7%
10
Spain
CNY 169994
22.2%
11
Austria
CNY 168101
23.0%
12
Sweden
CNY 155671
28.7%
13
Greece
CNY 154264
29.4%
14
Germany
CNY 152046
30.4%
15
Italy
CNY 149833
31.4%
16
Poland
CNY 148456
32.0%
17
Denmark
CNY 146765
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 142336
34.8%
19
Netherlands
CNY 137438
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 136760
37.4%
21
Romania
CNY 127764
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 121479
44.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 178770
18.2%
1
Canada
CNY 161394
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 204257
6.5%
1
Taiwan
CNY 194721
10.8%
2
Thailand
CNY 190455
12.8%
3
Australia
CNY 188180
13.8%
4
South Korea
CNY 181323
17.0%
5
New Zealand
CNY 179874
17.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 175014
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CNY 173040
20.8%
8
Pakistan
CNY 171916
21.3%
9
Singapore
CNY 171635
21.4%
10
Japan
CNY 169319
22.5%
11
Malaysia
CNY 168122
23.0%
12
Philippines
CNY 163054
25.3%
13
Vietnam
CNY 156863
28.2%
14
China
CNY 147288
32.6%
15
India
CNY 140769
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 197459
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 191686
12.2%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 190530
12.8%
3
Ecuador
CNY 184704
15.4%
4
Panama
CNY 177141
18.9%
5
Colombia
CNY 177089
18.9%
6
Chile
CNY 174627
20.0%
7
Mexico
CNY 167260
23.4%
8
Peru
CNY 166554
23.7%
9
Brazil
CNY 162395
25.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 157760
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 141910
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 169603
22.3%
1
Angola
CNY 160137
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 157925
27.7%
3
Kenya
CNY 156538
28.3%
4
Ghana
CNY 151672
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 150630
31.0%
6
Nigeria
CNY 149453
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 148660
31.9%
8
Uganda
CNY 144082
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 141870
35.0%
10
Senegal
CNY 139297
36.2%
11
Zambia
CNY 136424
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 207480
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 207480
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 200928
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 200928
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 196560
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 194376
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 181968
16.7%
7
Egypt
CNY 165795
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 165166
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 128582
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.