Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,582 元
Income Tax
- 2,057 元
Housing Fund
- 2,350 元
Pension
- 1,567 元
Medical Insurance
- 392 元
Unemployment
- 39.16 元
Total tax
- 6,404 元
Net pay
* 13,178 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.7%
67.3%
Net pay
32.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,178 元
Net pay
6,523 元
Tax the employer pays
6,404 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,927 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,523 元 to pay you 19,582 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.60 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.7% tax rate now rises to 49.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 234,984 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 76,850 元. That means that your net pay will be 158,134 元 per year, or 13,178 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.7% 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 166969
28.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 158134
32.7%
2
Beijing
CNY 157570
32.9%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 207560
11.7%
1
Russia
CNY 204436
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 199633
15.0%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 195643
16.7%
4
France
CNY 195471
16.8%
5
Hungary
CNY 191512
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 189162
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 185460
21.1%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 183842
21.8%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 183233
22.0%
10
Spain
CNY 180852
23.0%
11
Austria
CNY 176832
24.8%
12
Sweden
CNY 166808
29.0%
13
Greece
CNY 164514
30.0%
14
Germany
CNY 161272
31.4%
15
Poland
CNY 159045
32.3%
16
Denmark
CNY 158120
32.7%
17
Italy
CNY 156993
33.2%
18
Finland
CNY 151782
35.4%
19
Netherlands
CNY 147875
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 145388
38.1%
21
Romania
CNY 137466
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 126503
46.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 191041
18.7%
1
Canada
CNY 173579
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 218639
7.0%
1
Taiwan
CNY 209058
11.0%
2
Thailand
CNY 202903
13.7%
3
Australia
CNY 199043
15.3%
4
South Korea
CNY 194157
17.4%
5
New Zealand
CNY 191253
18.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 188447
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 184937
21.3%
8
Singapore
CNY 183715
21.8%
9
Pakistan
CNY 183110
22.1%
10
Japan
CNY 180620
23.1%
11
Malaysia
CNY 178839
23.9%
12
Philippines
CNY 174174
25.9%
13
Vietnam
CNY 167253
28.8%
14
China
CNY 157570
32.9%
15
India
CNY 150189
36.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 212453
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 204679
12.9%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 203793
13.3%
3
Ecuador
CNY 197458
16.0%
4
Panama
CNY 189687
19.3%
5
Colombia
CNY 188700
19.7%
6
Chile
CNY 187199
20.3%
7
Peru
CNY 178601
24.0%
8
Mexico
CNY 178408
24.1%
9
Brazil
CNY 174418
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CNY 168970
28.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 152689
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 180216
23.3%
1
Angola
CNY 172202
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 168704
28.2%
3
Kenya
CNY 168146
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 162642
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 160901
31.5%
6
Nigeria
CNY 160733
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 158710
32.5%
8
Uganda
CNY 154862
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 151967
35.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 149248
36.5%
11
Zambia
CNY 146623
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 223235
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 223235
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 216185
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 216185
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 211486
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 209136
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 193989
17.5%
7
Egypt
CNY 178233
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 177604
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 138240
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.