Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,953 元
Income Tax
- 2,270 元
Housing Fund
- 2,514 元
Pension
- 1,676 元
Medical Insurance
- 419 元
Unemployment
- 41.91 元
Total tax
- 6,922 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
6,922 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 20,953 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 251,436 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 83,062 元. That means that your net pay will be 168,374 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 177828
29.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 168374
33.0%
2
Beijing
CNY 167770
33.3%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 203213
19.2%
1
Canada
CNY 184771
26.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 227327
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 217569
13.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 216473
13.9%
3
Ecuador
CNY 210110
16.4%
4
Panama
CNY 202133
19.6%
5
Chile
CNY 201450
19.9%
6
Colombia
CNY 200212
20.4%
7
Peru
CNY 190549
24.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 189468
24.7%
9
Brazil
CNY 186346
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 178960
28.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 163383
35.0%
12
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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.