Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,720 元
Income Tax
- 1,923 元
Housing Fund
- 2,246 元
Pension
- 1,498 元
Medical Insurance
- 374 元
Unemployment
- 37.44 元
Total tax
- 6,079 元
Net pay
* 12,641 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
12,641 元
Net pay
6,236 元
Tax the employer pays
6,079 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,314 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,236 元 to pay you 18,720 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 224,640 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 72,944 元. That means that your net pay will be 151,696 元 per year, or 12,641 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 160142
28.7%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 151696
32.5%
2
Beijing
CNY 151157
32.7%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 199012
11.4%
1
Russia
CNY 195437
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 192237
14.4%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 188738
16.0%
4
France
CNY 188111
16.3%
5
Hungary
CNY 183082
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 180835
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 178633
20.5%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 177249
21.1%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 175579
21.8%
10
Spain
CNY 174085
22.5%
11
Austria
CNY 171351
23.7%
12
Sweden
CNY 159852
28.8%
13
Greece
CNY 158122
29.6%
14
Germany
CNY 155543
30.8%
15
Italy
CNY 152479
32.1%
16
Poland
CNY 152440
32.1%
17
Denmark
CNY 151037
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 146027
35.0%
19
Netherlands
CNY 141365
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 140007
37.7%
21
Romania
CNY 131414
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 123367
45.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 183387
18.4%
1
Canada
CNY 166020
26.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 173596
22.7%
1
Angola
CNY 164676
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 161981
27.9%
3
Kenya
CNY 160906
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 155800
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 154495
31.2%
6
Nigeria
CNY 153697
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 152441
32.1%
8
Uganda
CNY 148138
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 145669
35.2%
10
Senegal
CNY 143041
36.3%
11
Zambia
CNY 140262
37.6%
12
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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.