Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,566 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
- 6,776 元
Net pay
* 13,790 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
13,790 元
Net pay
6,851 元
Tax the employer pays
6,776 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,626 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,851 元 to pay you 20,566 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 246,792 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 81,309 元. That means that your net pay will be 165,483 元 per year, or 13,790 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 174763
29.2%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 165483
32.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 164891
33.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 217274
12.0%
1
Russia
CNY 214709
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 208076
15.7%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 203524
17.5%
4
France
CNY 202945
17.8%
5
Hungary
CNY 201135
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 198668
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 193254
21.7%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 191971
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 190987
22.6%
10
Spain
CNY 188553
23.6%
11
Austria
CNY 183235
25.8%
12
Sweden
CNY 174762
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 171805
30.4%
14
Germany
CNY 167704
32.1%
15
Denmark
CNY 166186
32.7%
16
Poland
CNY 165867
32.8%
17
Italy
CNY 162348
34.2%
18
Finland
CNY 157783
36.1%
19
Netherlands
CNY 155305
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 151528
38.6%
21
Romania
CNY 144373
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 130093
47.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 199777
19.1%
1
Canada
CNY 181612
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 228857
7.3%
1
Taiwan
CNY 219265
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 211759
14.2%
3
Australia
CNY 206777
16.2%
4
South Korea
CNY 203267
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CNY 199354
19.2%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 198012
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 193079
21.8%
8
Singapore
CNY 192324
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CNY 191080
22.6%
10
Japan
CNY 188667
23.6%
11
Malaysia
CNY 186546
24.4%
12
Philippines
CNY 182027
26.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 174651
29.2%
14
China
CNY 164891
33.2%
15
India
CNY 156896
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 223128
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 213931
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 212894
13.7%
3
Ecuador
CNY 206539
16.3%
4
Panama
CNY 198619
19.5%
5
Chile
CNY 197393
20.0%
6
Colombia
CNY 196962
20.2%
7
Peru
CNY 187177
24.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 186346
24.5%
9
Brazil
CNY 182979
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 176140
28.6%
11
Argentina
CNY 160365
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 187773
23.9%
1
Angola
CNY 180792
26.7%
2
Kenya
CNY 176412
28.5%
3
Mozambique
CNY 176379
28.5%
4
Ghana
CNY 170453
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CNY 168765
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 168214
31.8%
7
Morocco
CNY 165865
32.8%
8
Uganda
CNY 161526
34.6%
9
Cameroon
CNY 159156
35.5%
10
Senegal
CNY 156333
36.7%
11
Zambia
CNY 153885
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 234452
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 234452
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 227049
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 227049
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 222113
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 219645
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 202479
18.0%
7
Egypt
CNY 187089
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 186460
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 145117
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.