Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,334 元
Income Tax
- 2,174 元
Housing Fund
- 2,440 元
Pension
- 1,627 元
Medical Insurance
- 407 元
Unemployment
- 40.67 元
Total tax
- 6,688 元
Net pay
* 13,646 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,646 元
Net pay
6,773 元
Tax the employer pays
6,688 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,461 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,773 元 to pay you 20,334 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.62 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.9% tax rate now rises to 49.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 244,008 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 80,257 元. That means that your net pay will be 163,751 元 per year, or 13,646 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.9% 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 172925
29.1%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 163751
32.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 163165
33.1%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 215018
11.9%
1
Russia
CNY 212287
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 206085
15.5%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 201666
17.4%
4
France
CNY 201183
17.6%
5
Hungary
CNY 198867
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 196426
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 191416
21.6%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 189911
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 189303
22.4%
10
Spain
CNY 186737
23.5%
11
Austria
CNY 181725
25.5%
12
Sweden
CNY 172886
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 170086
30.3%
14
Germany
CNY 166187
31.9%
15
Poland
CNY 164380
32.6%
16
Denmark
CNY 164292
32.7%
17
Italy
CNY 161085
34.0%
18
Finland
CNY 156368
35.9%
19
Netherlands
CNY 153553
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 150080
38.5%
21
Romania
CNY 142745
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 129246
47.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 197718
19.0%
1
Canada
CNY 179718
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 226448
7.2%
1
Taiwan
CNY 216859
11.1%
2
Thailand
CNY 209671
14.1%
3
Australia
CNY 204954
16.0%
4
South Korea
CNY 201135
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CNY 197444
19.1%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 195757
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 191159
21.7%
8
Singapore
CNY 190290
22.0%
9
Pakistan
CNY 189201
22.5%
10
Japan
CNY 186770
23.5%
11
Malaysia
CNY 184729
24.3%
12
Philippines
CNY 180176
26.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 172907
29.1%
14
China
CNY 163165
33.1%
15
India
CNY 155314
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 220611
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 211749
13.2%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 210748
13.6%
3
Ecuador
CNY 204398
16.2%
4
Panama
CNY 196513
19.5%
5
Colombia
CNY 195014
20.1%
6
Chile
CNY 194962
20.1%
7
Peru
CNY 185155
24.1%
8
Mexico
CNY 184474
24.4%
9
Brazil
CNY 180960
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CNY 174450
28.5%
11
Argentina
CNY 158555
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 185992
23.8%
1
Angola
CNY 178767
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 174570
28.5%
3
Kenya
CNY 174463
28.5%
4
Ghana
CNY 168612
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CNY 166871
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 166490
31.8%
7
Morocco
CNY 164178
32.7%
8
Uganda
CNY 159995
34.4%
9
Cameroon
CNY 157461
35.5%
10
Senegal
CNY 154662
36.6%
11
Zambia
CNY 152173
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 231808
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 231808
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 224487
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 224487
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 219607
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 217167
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 200502
17.8%
7
Egypt
CNY 185001
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 184372
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 143496
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.