Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,328 元
Income Tax
- 2,017 元
Housing Fund
- 2,319 元
Pension
- 1,546 元
Medical Insurance
- 387 元
Unemployment
- 38.66 元
Total tax
- 6,308 元
Net pay
* 13,020 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.6%
67.4%
Net pay
32.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,020 元
Net pay
6,438 元
Tax the employer pays
6,308 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,746 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,438 元 to pay you 19,328 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.59 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.6% tax rate now rises to 49.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 231,936 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 75,699 元. That means that your net pay will be 156,237 元 per year, or 13,020 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.6% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 164958
28.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 156237
32.6%
2
Beijing
CNY 155680
32.9%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 205042
11.6%
1
Russia
CNY 201784
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 197454
14.9%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 193608
16.5%
4
France
CNY 193542
16.6%
5
Hungary
CNY 189028
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 186708
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 183449
20.9%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 181998
21.5%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 180978
22.0%
10
Spain
CNY 178864
22.9%
11
Austria
CNY 175179
24.5%
12
Sweden
CNY 164754
29.0%
13
Greece
CNY 162632
29.9%
14
Germany
CNY 159612
31.2%
15
Poland
CNY 157099
32.3%
16
Denmark
CNY 156033
32.7%
17
Italy
CNY 155611
32.9%
18
Finland
CNY 150233
35.2%
19
Netherlands
CNY 145957
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 143803
38.0%
21
Romania
CNY 135683
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 125576
45.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 188786
18.6%
1
Canada
CNY 171428
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 216001
6.9%
1
Taiwan
CNY 206423
11.0%
2
Thailand
CNY 200617
13.5%
3
Australia
CNY 197047
15.0%
4
South Korea
CNY 191800
17.3%
5
New Zealand
CNY 189161
18.4%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 185978
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 182836
21.2%
8
Singapore
CNY 181495
21.8%
9
Pakistan
CNY 181052
21.9%
10
Japan
CNY 178543
23.0%
11
Malaysia
CNY 176849
23.8%
12
Philippines
CNY 172147
25.8%
13
Vietnam
CNY 165343
28.7%
14
China
CNY 155680
32.9%
15
India
CNY 148457
36.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 209697
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 202291
12.8%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 201434
13.2%
3
Ecuador
CNY 195114
15.9%
4
Panama
CNY 187381
19.2%
5
Colombia
CNY 186568
19.6%
6
Chile
CNY 184888
20.3%
7
Peru
CNY 176387
24.0%
8
Mexico
CNY 176359
24.0%
9
Brazil
CNY 172208
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CNY 167119
28.0%
11
Argentina
CNY 150708
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 178266
23.1%
1
Angola
CNY 169984
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 166723
28.1%
3
Kenya
CNY 166013
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 160626
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 159014
31.4%
6
Nigeria
CNY 158660
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 156863
32.4%
8
Uganda
CNY 152881
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 150111
35.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 147419
36.4%
11
Zambia
CNY 144749
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 220339
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 220339
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 213381
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 213381
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 208742
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 206423
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 191790
17.3%
7
Egypt
CNY 175947
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 175318
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 136465
41.2%
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.