Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,970 元
Income Tax
- 2,273 元
Housing Fund
- 2,516 元
Pension
- 1,678 元
Medical Insurance
- 419 元
Unemployment
- 41.94 元
Total tax
- 6,928 元
Net pay
* 14,042 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
14,042 元
Net pay
6,985 元
Tax the employer pays
6,928 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,913 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,985 元 to pay you 20,970 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 251,640 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 83,139 元. That means that your net pay will be 168,501 元 per year, or 14,042 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 177962
29.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 168501
33.0%
2
Beijing
CNY 167897
33.3%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 221035
12.2%
1
Russia
CNY 218927
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 211542
15.9%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 206760
17.8%
4
France
CNY 206014
18.1%
5
Hungary
CNY 205087
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 202570
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 196453
21.9%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 195559
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 193921
22.9%
10
Spain
CNY 191715
23.8%
11
Austria
CNY 185864
26.1%
12
Sweden
CNY 178055
29.2%
13
Greece
CNY 174798
30.5%
14
Germany
CNY 170344
32.3%
15
Denmark
CNY 169485
32.7%
16
Poland
CNY 168455
33.1%
17
Italy
CNY 164546
34.6%
18
Finland
CNY 160247
36.3%
19
Netherlands
CNY 158355
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 154049
38.8%
21
Romania
CNY 147209
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 131567
47.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 203364
19.2%
1
Canada
CNY 184910
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 233009
7.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 223456
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 215395
14.4%
3
Australia
CNY 209953
16.6%
4
South Korea
CNY 206978
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CNY 202680
19.5%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 201938
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 196421
21.9%
8
Singapore
CNY 195867
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 194353
22.8%
10
Japan
CNY 191970
23.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 189711
24.6%
12
Philippines
CNY 185235
26.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 177688
29.4%
14
China
CNY 167897
33.3%
15
India
CNY 159649
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 227512
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 217729
13.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 216631
13.9%
3
Ecuador
CNY 210267
16.4%
4
Panama
CNY 202287
19.6%
5
Chile
CNY 201628
19.9%
6
Colombia
CNY 200355
20.4%
7
Peru
CNY 190698
24.2%
8
Mexico
CNY 189605
24.7%
9
Brazil
CNY 186494
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 179084
28.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 163516
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 190876
24.2%
1
Angola
CNY 184319
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 179806
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 179531
28.7%
4
Ghana
CNY 173660
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 172063
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 171217
32.0%
7
Morocco
CNY 168803
32.9%
8
Uganda
CNY 164193
34.8%
9
Cameroon
CNY 162108
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 159241
36.7%
11
Zambia
CNY 156867
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 239058
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 239058
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 231509
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 231509
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 226476
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 223960
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 205892
18.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 190725
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 190096
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 147941
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.