Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,952 元
Income Tax
- 2,270 元
Housing Fund
- 2,514 元
Pension
- 1,676 元
Medical Insurance
- 419 元
Unemployment
- 41.90 元
Total tax
- 6,921 元
Net pay
* 14,031 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
14,031 元
Net pay
6,979 元
Tax the employer pays
6,921 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,901 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,979 元 to pay you 20,952 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 251,424 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 83,058 元. That means that your net pay will be 168,366 元 per year, or 14,031 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 177820
29.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 168366
33.0%
2
Beijing
CNY 167763
33.3%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 220868
12.2%
1
Russia
CNY 218739
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 211388
15.9%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 206616
17.8%
4
France
CNY 205877
18.1%
5
Hungary
CNY 204911
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 202396
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 196311
21.9%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 195399
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 193790
22.9%
10
Spain
CNY 191574
23.8%
11
Austria
CNY 185747
26.1%
12
Sweden
CNY 177904
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 174665
30.5%
14
Germany
CNY 170227
32.3%
15
Denmark
CNY 169338
32.7%
16
Poland
CNY 168340
33.1%
17
Italy
CNY 164448
34.6%
18
Finland
CNY 160137
36.3%
19
Netherlands
CNY 158219
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 153936
38.8%
21
Romania
CNY 147083
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 131501
47.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 203205
19.2%
1
Canada
CNY 184763
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 232824
7.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 223270
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 215233
14.4%
3
Australia
CNY 209811
16.6%
4
South Korea
CNY 206812
17.7%
5
New Zealand
CNY 202532
19.5%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 201763
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 196272
21.9%
8
Singapore
CNY 195709
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 194207
22.8%
10
Japan
CNY 191823
23.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 189570
24.6%
12
Philippines
CNY 185094
26.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 177553
29.4%
14
China
CNY 167763
33.3%
15
India
CNY 159527
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 227316
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 217560
13.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 216464
13.9%
3
Ecuador
CNY 210101
16.4%
4
Panama
CNY 202124
19.6%
5
Chile
CNY 201439
19.9%
6
Colombia
CNY 200204
20.4%
7
Peru
CNY 190541
24.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 189460
24.7%
9
Brazil
CNY 186337
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 178953
28.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 163375
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 190738
24.1%
1
Angola
CNY 184162
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 179654
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 179390
28.7%
4
Ghana
CNY 173517
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 171916
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 171083
32.0%
7
Morocco
CNY 168672
32.9%
8
Uganda
CNY 164074
34.7%
9
Cameroon
CNY 161976
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 159112
36.7%
11
Zambia
CNY 156734
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 238853
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 238853
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 231310
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 231310
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 226282
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 223767
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 205740
18.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 190563
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 189934
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 147815
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.