Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,417 元
Income Tax
- 2,187 元
Housing Fund
- 2,450 元
Pension
- 1,633 元
Medical Insurance
- 408 元
Unemployment
- 40.83 元
Total tax
- 6,719 元
Net pay
* 13,698 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
13,698 元
Net pay
6,801 元
Tax the employer pays
6,719 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,520 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,801 元 to pay you 20,417 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 245,004 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 80,634 元. That means that your net pay will be 164,370 元 per year, or 13,698 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 173583
29.2%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 164370
32.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 163782
33.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 215841
11.9%
1
Russia
CNY 213153
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 206797
15.6%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 202331
17.4%
4
France
CNY 201814
17.6%
5
Hungary
CNY 199678
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 197228
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 192073
21.6%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 190648
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 189905
22.5%
10
Spain
CNY 187387
23.5%
11
Austria
CNY 182265
25.6%
12
Sweden
CNY 173557
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 170701
30.3%
14
Germany
CNY 166730
32.0%
15
Denmark
CNY 164969
32.7%
16
Poland
CNY 164912
32.7%
17
Italy
CNY 161537
34.1%
18
Finland
CNY 156874
36.0%
19
Netherlands
CNY 154180
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 150598
38.5%
21
Romania
CNY 143327
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 129549
47.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 198454
19.0%
1
Canada
CNY 180396
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 227310
7.2%
1
Taiwan
CNY 217720
11.1%
2
Thailand
CNY 210418
14.1%
3
Australia
CNY 205606
16.1%
4
South Korea
CNY 201898
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CNY 198127
19.1%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 196563
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 191846
21.7%
8
Singapore
CNY 191018
22.0%
9
Pakistan
CNY 189873
22.5%
10
Japan
CNY 187448
23.5%
11
Malaysia
CNY 185379
24.3%
12
Philippines
CNY 180838
26.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 173531
29.2%
14
China
CNY 163782
33.2%
15
India
CNY 155880
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 221512
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 212530
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 211516
13.7%
3
Ecuador
CNY 205164
16.3%
4
Panama
CNY 197267
19.5%
5
Chile
CNY 195832
20.1%
6
Colombia
CNY 195711
20.1%
7
Peru
CNY 185878
24.1%
8
Mexico
CNY 185144
24.4%
9
Brazil
CNY 181683
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 175055
28.6%
11
Argentina
CNY 159202
35.0%
12
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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.