Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,587 元
Income Tax
- 2,058 元
Housing Fund
- 2,350 元
Pension
- 1,567 元
Medical Insurance
- 392 元
Unemployment
- 39.17 元
Total tax
- 6,406 元
Net pay
* 13,181 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
13,181 元
Net pay
6,524 元
Tax the employer pays
6,406 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,930 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,524 元 to pay you 19,587 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 235,044 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 76,873 元. That means that your net pay will be 158,171 元 per year, or 13,181 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 167009
28.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 158171
32.7%
2
Beijing
CNY 157607
32.9%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 207610
11.7%
1
Russia
CNY 204488
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 199676
15.1%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 195683
16.8%
4
France
CNY 195509
16.8%
5
Hungary
CNY 191561
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 189210
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 185500
21.1%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 183878
21.8%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 183278
22.0%
10
Spain
CNY 180891
23.0%
11
Austria
CNY 176864
24.8%
12
Sweden
CNY 166848
29.0%
13
Greece
CNY 164551
30.0%
14
Germany
CNY 161304
31.4%
15
Poland
CNY 159084
32.3%
16
Denmark
CNY 158161
32.7%
17
Italy
CNY 157020
33.2%
18
Finland
CNY 151813
35.4%
19
Netherlands
CNY 147913
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 145419
38.1%
21
Romania
CNY 137501
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 126521
46.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 191085
18.7%
1
Canada
CNY 173620
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 218691
7.0%
1
Taiwan
CNY 209109
11.0%
2
Thailand
CNY 202948
13.7%
3
Australia
CNY 199082
15.3%
4
South Korea
CNY 194203
17.4%
5
New Zealand
CNY 191294
18.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 188496
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 184979
21.3%
8
Singapore
CNY 183759
21.8%
9
Pakistan
CNY 183150
22.1%
10
Japan
CNY 180661
23.1%
11
Malaysia
CNY 178878
23.9%
12
Philippines
CNY 174214
25.9%
13
Vietnam
CNY 167291
28.8%
14
China
CNY 157607
33.0%
15
India
CNY 150223
36.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 212507
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 204726
12.9%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 203839
13.3%
3
Ecuador
CNY 197504
16.0%
4
Panama
CNY 189732
19.3%
5
Colombia
CNY 188742
19.7%
6
Chile
CNY 187244
20.3%
7
Peru
CNY 178645
24.0%
8
Mexico
CNY 178448
24.1%
9
Brazil
CNY 174462
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CNY 169006
28.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 152728
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 180255
23.3%
1
Angola
CNY 172245
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 168743
28.2%
3
Kenya
CNY 168188
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 162682
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 160938
31.5%
6
Nigeria
CNY 160774
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 158746
32.5%
8
Uganda
CNY 154901
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 152003
35.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 149284
36.5%
11
Zambia
CNY 146660
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 223292
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 223292
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 216241
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 216240
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 211540
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 209189
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 194033
17.5%
7
Egypt
CNY 178278
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 177649
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 138275
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.