Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,437 元
Income Tax
- 1,879 元
Housing Fund
- 2,212 元
Pension
- 1,475 元
Medical Insurance
- 369 元
Unemployment
- 36.87 元
Total tax
- 5,972 元
Net pay
* 12,465 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.4%
67.6%
Net pay
32.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,465 元
Net pay
6,141 元
Tax the employer pays
5,972 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,113 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,141 元 to pay you 18,437 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.57 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.4% tax rate now rises to 49.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 221,244 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 71,662 元. That means that your net pay will be 149,582 元 per year, or 12,465 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.4% 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 157901
28.6%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 149582
32.4%
2
Beijing
CNY 149051
32.6%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 196206
11.3%
1
Russia
CNY 192482
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 189809
14.2%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 186471
15.7%
4
France
CNY 185501
16.2%
5
Hungary
CNY 180314
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 178101
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 176392
20.3%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 175004
20.9%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 173066
21.8%
10
Spain
CNY 171859
22.3%
11
Austria
CNY 169582
23.4%
12
Sweden
CNY 157577
28.8%
13
Greece
CNY 156022
29.5%
14
Germany
CNY 153640
30.6%
15
Italy
CNY 151039
31.7%
16
Poland
CNY 150272
32.1%
17
Denmark
CNY 148712
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 144018
34.9%
19
Netherlands
CNY 139228
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 138240
37.5%
21
Romania
CNY 129428
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 122340
44.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 180875
18.3%
1
Canada
CNY 163502
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 206748
6.6%
1
Taiwan
CNY 197179
10.9%
2
Thailand
CNY 192598
13.0%
3
Australia
CNY 190043
14.1%
4
South Korea
CNY 183532
17.1%
5
New Zealand
CNY 181826
17.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 177318
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CNY 175109
20.9%
8
Pakistan
CNY 173835
21.4%
9
Singapore
CNY 173707
21.5%
10
Japan
CNY 171257
22.6%
11
Malaysia
CNY 169955
23.2%
12
Philippines
CNY 164974
25.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 158645
28.3%
14
China
CNY 149051
32.6%
15
India
CNY 142384
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 200030
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 193914
12.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 192821
12.9%
3
Ecuador
CNY 186891
15.5%
4
Panama
CNY 179292
19.0%
5
Colombia
CNY 179081
19.1%
6
Chile
CNY 176783
20.1%
7
Mexico
CNY 169171
23.5%
8
Peru
CNY 168622
23.8%
9
Brazil
CNY 164457
25.7%
10
Uruguay
CNY 159820
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 143758
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 171423
22.5%
1
Angola
CNY 162206
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 159773
27.8%
3
Kenya
CNY 158528
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 153553
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 152392
31.1%
6
Nigeria
CNY 151387
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 150383
32.0%
8
Uganda
CNY 145931
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 143601
35.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 141004
36.3%
11
Zambia
CNY 138173
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 210182
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 210182
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 203544
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 203545
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 199120
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 196907
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 184073
16.8%
7
Egypt
CNY 167928
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 167299
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 130238
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.