Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,881 元
Income Tax
- 2,259 元
Housing Fund
- 2,506 元
Pension
- 1,670 元
Medical Insurance
- 418 元
Unemployment
- 41.76 元
Total tax
- 6,895 元
Net pay
* 13,986 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
33.0%
67.0%
Net pay
33.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,986 元
Net pay
6,955 元
Tax the employer pays
6,895 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,850 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,955 元 to pay you 20,881 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
49.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33% tax rate now rises to 49.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 250,572 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 82,736 元. That means that your net pay will be 167,836 元 per year, or 13,986 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 177258
29.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 167836
33.0%
2
Beijing
CNY 167235
33.3%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 220207
12.1%
1
Russia
CNY 217998
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 210779
15.9%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 206048
17.8%
4
France
CNY 205338
18.1%
5
Hungary
CNY 204216
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 201710
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 195748
21.9%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 194769
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 193274
22.9%
10
Spain
CNY 191019
23.8%
11
Austria
CNY 185285
26.1%
12
Sweden
CNY 177308
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 174138
30.5%
14
Germany
CNY 169763
32.3%
15
Denmark
CNY 168758
32.7%
16
Poland
CNY 167885
33.0%
17
Italy
CNY 164062
34.5%
18
Finland
CNY 159704
36.3%
19
Netherlands
CNY 157683
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 153493
38.7%
21
Romania
CNY 146585
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 131242
47.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 202574
19.2%
1
Canada
CNY 184183
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 232095
7.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 222533
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 214594
14.4%
3
Australia
CNY 209253
16.5%
4
South Korea
CNY 206160
17.7%
5
New Zealand
CNY 201948
19.4%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 201073
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 195685
21.9%
8
Singapore
CNY 195087
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CNY 193632
22.7%
10
Japan
CNY 191243
23.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 189014
24.6%
12
Philippines
CNY 184537
26.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 177019
29.4%
14
China
CNY 167235
33.3%
15
India
CNY 159043
36.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 226546
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 216892
13.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 215807
13.9%
3
Ecuador
CNY 209446
16.4%
4
Panama
CNY 201479
19.6%
5
Chile
CNY 200695
19.9%
6
Colombia
CNY 199607
20.3%
7
Peru
CNY 189922
24.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 188887
24.6%
9
Brazil
CNY 185719
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 178436
28.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 162822
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 190193
24.1%
1
Angola
CNY 183542
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 179058
28.5%
3
Mozambique
CNY 178836
28.6%
4
Ghana
CNY 172954
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 171336
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 170555
31.9%
7
Morocco
CNY 168156
32.9%
8
Uganda
CNY 163605
34.7%
9
Cameroon
CNY 161457
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 158601
36.7%
11
Zambia
CNY 156210
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 238043
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 238043
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 230526
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 230526
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 225515
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 223009
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 205140
18.1%
7
Egypt
CNY 189924
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 189295
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 147319
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.