Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,584 元
Income Tax
- 2,057 元
Housing Fund
- 2,350 元
Pension
- 1,567 元
Medical Insurance
- 392 元
Unemployment
- 39.17 元
Total tax
- 6,405 元
Net pay
* 13,179 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
13,179 元
Net pay
6,523 元
Tax the employer pays
6,405 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,928 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,523 元 to pay you 19,584 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 235,008 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 76,859 元. That means that your net pay will be 158,149 元 per year, or 13,179 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 166985
28.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 158149
32.7%
2
Beijing
CNY 157585
32.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 191059
18.7%
1
Canada
CNY 173595
26.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 212474
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 204698
12.9%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 203811
13.3%
3
Ecuador
CNY 197477
16.0%
4
Panama
CNY 189705
19.3%
5
Colombia
CNY 188717
19.7%
6
Chile
CNY 187217
20.3%
7
Peru
CNY 178619
24.0%
8
Mexico
CNY 178424
24.1%
9
Brazil
CNY 174435
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CNY 168985
28.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 152705
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 180232
23.3%
1
Angola
CNY 172219
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 168720
28.2%
3
Kenya
CNY 168163
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 162658
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 160916
31.5%
6
Nigeria
CNY 160750
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 158724
32.5%
8
Uganda
CNY 154877
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 151981
35.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 149262
36.5%
11
Zambia
CNY 146638
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 223258
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 223258
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 216207
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 216207
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 211507
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 209157
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 194007
17.5%
7
Egypt
CNY 178251
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 177622
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 138254
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.