Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,708 元
Income Tax
- 1,921 元
Housing Fund
- 2,245 元
Pension
- 1,497 元
Medical Insurance
- 374 元
Unemployment
- 37.42 元
Total tax
- 6,074 元
Net pay
* 12,634 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
12,634 元
Net pay
6,232 元
Tax the employer pays
6,074 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,306 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,232 元 to pay you 18,708 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 224,496 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 72,890 元. That means that your net pay will be 151,606 元 per year, or 12,634 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 198893
11.4%
1
Russia
CNY 195312
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 192134
14.4%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 188642
16.0%
4
France
CNY 188000
16.3%
5
Hungary
CNY 182964
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 180719
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 178538
20.5%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 177154
21.1%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 175472
21.8%
10
Spain
CNY 173991
22.5%
11
Austria
CNY 171276
23.7%
12
Sweden
CNY 159755
28.8%
13
Greece
CNY 158033
29.6%
14
Germany
CNY 155463
30.8%
15
Italy
CNY 152418
32.1%
16
Poland
CNY 152348
32.1%
17
Denmark
CNY 150939
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 145942
35.0%
19
Netherlands
CNY 141275
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 139932
37.7%
21
Romania
CNY 131330
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 123323
45.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 183281
18.4%
1
Canada
CNY 165913
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 209562
6.7%
1
Taiwan
CNY 199991
10.9%
2
Thailand
CNY 195037
13.1%
3
Australia
CNY 192173
14.4%
4
South Korea
CNY 186046
17.1%
5
New Zealand
CNY 184057
18.0%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 179952
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 177475
21.0%
8
Singapore
CNY 176076
21.6%
9
Pakistan
CNY 176030
21.6%
10
Japan
CNY 173473
22.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 172051
23.4%
12
Philippines
CNY 167169
25.5%
13
Vietnam
CNY 160682
28.4%
14
China
CNY 151068
32.7%
15
India
CNY 144231
35.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 173504
22.7%
1
Angola
CNY 164572
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 161887
27.9%
3
Kenya
CNY 160805
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 155704
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 154406
31.2%
6
Nigeria
CNY 153599
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 152354
32.1%
8
Uganda
CNY 148045
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 145581
35.2%
10
Senegal
CNY 142955
36.3%
11
Zambia
CNY 140173
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 213271
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 213271
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 206536
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 206536
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 202046
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 199801
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 186420
17.0%
7
Egypt
CNY 170367
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 169738
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 132132
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.