Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,703 元
Income Tax
- 1,920 元
Housing Fund
- 2,244 元
Pension
- 1,496 元
Medical Insurance
- 374 元
Unemployment
- 37.41 元
Total tax
- 6,072 元
Net pay
* 12,631 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.5%
67.5%
Net pay
32.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,631 元
Net pay
6,230 元
Tax the employer pays
6,072 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,302 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,230 元 to pay you 18,703 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.58 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.5% tax rate now rises to 49.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 224,436 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 72,867 元. That means that your net pay will be 151,569 元 per year, or 12,631 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.5% 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 198844
11.4%
1
Russia
CNY 195259
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 192091
14.4%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 188602
16.0%
4
France
CNY 187954
16.3%
5
Hungary
CNY 182915
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 180671
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 178499
20.5%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 177114
21.1%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 175428
21.8%
10
Spain
CNY 173951
22.5%
11
Austria
CNY 171244
23.7%
12
Sweden
CNY 159715
28.8%
13
Greece
CNY 157996
29.6%
14
Germany
CNY 155429
30.8%
15
Italy
CNY 152392
32.1%
16
Poland
CNY 152310
32.1%
17
Denmark
CNY 150898
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 145906
35.0%
19
Netherlands
CNY 141237
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 139901
37.7%
21
Romania
CNY 131295
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 123305
45.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 183236
18.4%
1
Canada
CNY 165869
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 209510
6.7%
1
Taiwan
CNY 199939
10.9%
2
Thailand
CNY 194992
13.1%
3
Australia
CNY 192134
14.4%
4
South Korea
CNY 186000
17.1%
5
New Zealand
CNY 184016
18.0%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 179903
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 177432
20.9%
8
Singapore
CNY 176032
21.6%
9
Pakistan
CNY 175990
21.6%
10
Japan
CNY 173432
22.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 172012
23.4%
12
Philippines
CNY 167128
25.5%
13
Vietnam
CNY 160645
28.4%
14
China
CNY 151030
32.7%
15
India
CNY 144197
35.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 202916
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 196415
12.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 195392
12.9%
3
Ecuador
CNY 189346
15.6%
4
Panama
CNY 181707
19.0%
5
Colombia
CNY 181317
19.2%
6
Chile
CNY 179203
20.2%
7
Mexico
CNY 171317
23.7%
8
Peru
CNY 170941
23.8%
9
Brazil
CNY 166771
25.7%
10
Uruguay
CNY 162132
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 145833
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 173466
22.7%
1
Angola
CNY 164528
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 161848
27.9%
3
Kenya
CNY 160763
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 155665
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 154369
31.2%
6
Nigeria
CNY 153559
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 152318
32.1%
8
Uganda
CNY 148006
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 145545
35.2%
10
Senegal
CNY 142919
36.3%
11
Zambia
CNY 140136
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 213214
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 213214
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 206481
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 206481
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 201992
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 199748
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 186377
17.0%
7
Egypt
CNY 170322
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 169693
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 132097
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.