Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,564 元
Income Tax
- 2,210 元
Housing Fund
- 2,468 元
Pension
- 1,645 元
Medical Insurance
- 411 元
Unemployment
- 41.13 元
Total tax
- 6,775 元
Net pay
* 13,789 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
13,789 元
Net pay
6,850 元
Tax the employer pays
6,775 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,625 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,850 元 to pay you 20,564 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 246,768 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 81,300 元. That means that your net pay will be 165,468 元 per year, or 13,789 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 174747
29.2%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 165468
32.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 164876
33.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 217256
12.0%
1
Russia
CNY 214688
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 208059
15.7%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 203508
17.5%
4
France
CNY 202930
17.8%
5
Hungary
CNY 201116
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 198648
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 193238
21.7%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 191954
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 190973
22.6%
10
Spain
CNY 188538
23.6%
11
Austria
CNY 183222
25.8%
12
Sweden
CNY 174745
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 171790
30.4%
14
Germany
CNY 167690
32.1%
15
Denmark
CNY 166170
32.7%
16
Poland
CNY 165854
32.8%
17
Italy
CNY 162337
34.2%
18
Finland
CNY 157771
36.1%
19
Netherlands
CNY 155289
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 151515
38.6%
21
Romania
CNY 144359
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 130085
47.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 199760
19.1%
1
Canada
CNY 181596
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 228837
7.3%
1
Taiwan
CNY 219245
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 211741
14.2%
3
Australia
CNY 206761
16.2%
4
South Korea
CNY 203249
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CNY 199338
19.2%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 197992
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 193062
21.8%
8
Singapore
CNY 192307
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CNY 191064
22.6%
10
Japan
CNY 188650
23.6%
11
Malaysia
CNY 186531
24.4%
12
Philippines
CNY 182011
26.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 174636
29.2%
14
China
CNY 164876
33.2%
15
India
CNY 156882
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 223107
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 213912
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 212875
13.7%
3
Ecuador
CNY 206521
16.3%
4
Panama
CNY 198601
19.5%
5
Chile
CNY 197373
20.0%
6
Colombia
CNY 196945
20.2%
7
Peru
CNY 187159
24.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 186330
24.5%
9
Brazil
CNY 182961
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 176126
28.6%
11
Argentina
CNY 160349
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 187758
23.9%
1
Angola
CNY 180774
26.7%
2
Kenya
CNY 176395
28.5%
3
Mozambique
CNY 176364
28.5%
4
Ghana
CNY 170437
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CNY 168749
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 168199
31.8%
7
Morocco
CNY 165851
32.8%
8
Uganda
CNY 161513
34.6%
9
Cameroon
CNY 159141
35.5%
10
Senegal
CNY 156318
36.7%
11
Zambia
CNY 153870
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 234430
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 234430
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 227026
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 227027
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 222091
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 219623
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 202462
18.0%
7
Egypt
CNY 187071
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 186442
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 145103
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.