Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,562 元
Income Tax
- 2,209 元
Housing Fund
- 2,467 元
Pension
- 1,645 元
Medical Insurance
- 411 元
Unemployment
- 41.12 元
Total tax
- 6,774 元
Net pay
* 13,788 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
13,788 元
Net pay
6,849 元
Tax the employer pays
6,774 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,623 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,849 元 to pay you 20,562 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.63 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 246,744 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 81,291 元. That means that your net pay will be 165,453 元 per year, or 13,788 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 174731
29.2%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 165453
32.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 164861
33.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 217237
12.0%
1
Russia
CNY 214667
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 208042
15.7%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 203492
17.5%
4
France
CNY 202915
17.8%
5
Hungary
CNY 201096
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 198629
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 193222
21.7%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 191936
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 190958
22.6%
10
Spain
CNY 188522
23.6%
11
Austria
CNY 183209
25.8%
12
Sweden
CNY 174729
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 171775
30.4%
14
Germany
CNY 167677
32.0%
15
Denmark
CNY 166153
32.7%
16
Poland
CNY 165841
32.8%
17
Italy
CNY 162326
34.2%
18
Finland
CNY 157759
36.1%
19
Netherlands
CNY 155274
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 151503
38.6%
21
Romania
CNY 144345
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 130078
47.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 199742
19.1%
1
Canada
CNY 181579
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 228816
7.3%
1
Taiwan
CNY 219224
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 211723
14.2%
3
Australia
CNY 206746
16.2%
4
South Korea
CNY 203230
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CNY 199321
19.2%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 197973
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 193045
21.8%
8
Singapore
CNY 192289
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CNY 191048
22.6%
10
Japan
CNY 188634
23.6%
11
Malaysia
CNY 186515
24.4%
12
Philippines
CNY 181995
26.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 174621
29.2%
14
China
CNY 164861
33.2%
15
India
CNY 156868
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 223085
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 213893
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 212857
13.7%
3
Ecuador
CNY 206502
16.3%
4
Panama
CNY 198583
19.5%
5
Chile
CNY 197352
20.0%
6
Colombia
CNY 196928
20.2%
7
Peru
CNY 187142
24.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 186314
24.5%
9
Brazil
CNY 182944
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 176111
28.6%
11
Argentina
CNY 160333
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 187743
23.9%
1
Angola
CNY 180757
26.7%
2
Kenya
CNY 176378
28.5%
3
Mozambique
CNY 176348
28.5%
4
Ghana
CNY 170421
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CNY 168732
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 168184
31.8%
7
Morocco
CNY 165836
32.8%
8
Uganda
CNY 161500
34.6%
9
Cameroon
CNY 159127
35.5%
10
Senegal
CNY 156304
36.7%
11
Zambia
CNY 153856
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 234407
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 234407
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 227004
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 227004
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 222070
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 219602
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 202445
18.0%
7
Egypt
CNY 187053
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 186424
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 145089
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.