Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,887 元
Income Tax
- 2,260 元
Housing Fund
- 2,506 元
Pension
- 1,671 元
Medical Insurance
- 418 元
Unemployment
- 41.77 元
Total tax
- 6,897 元
Net pay
* 13,990 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
13,990 元
Net pay
6,957 元
Tax the employer pays
6,897 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,854 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,957 元 to pay you 20,887 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 250,644 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 82,763 元. That means that your net pay will be 167,881 元 per year, or 13,990 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 202627
19.2%
1
Canada
CNY 184232
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 232157
7.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 222595
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 214648
14.4%
3
Australia
CNY 209300
16.5%
4
South Korea
CNY 206215
17.7%
5
New Zealand
CNY 201997
19.4%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 201132
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 195734
21.9%
8
Singapore
CNY 195139
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CNY 193680
22.7%
10
Japan
CNY 191292
23.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 189061
24.6%
12
Philippines
CNY 184584
26.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 177064
29.4%
14
China
CNY 167279
33.3%
15
India
CNY 159084
36.5%
16
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 238112
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 238112
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 230593
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 230593
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 225580
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 223073
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 205191
18.1%
7
Egypt
CNY 189978
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 189349
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 147361
41.2%
10
Show more
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.