Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,320 元
Income Tax
- 2,327 元
Housing Fund
- 2,558 元
Pension
- 1,706 元
Medical Insurance
- 426 元
Unemployment
- 42.64 元
Total tax
- 7,060 元
Net pay
* 14,260 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,260 元
Net pay
7,102 元
Tax the employer pays
7,060 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
14,162 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,102 元 to pay you 21,320 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.64 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.1% tax rate now rises to 49.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 255,840 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 84,725 元. That means that your net pay will be 171,115 元 per year, or 14,260 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.1% 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 180734
29.4%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 171115
33.1%
2
Beijing
CNY 170501
33.4%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 224294
12.3%
1
Russia
CNY 222581
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 214545
16.1%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 209564
18.1%
4
France
CNY 208673
18.4%
5
Hungary
CNY 208510
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 205951
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 199225
22.1%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 198667
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 196462
23.2%
10
Spain
CNY 194454
24.0%
11
Austria
CNY 188141
26.5%
12
Sweden
CNY 180995
29.3%
13
Greece
CNY 177391
30.7%
14
Germany
CNY 172632
32.5%
15
Denmark
CNY 172342
32.6%
16
Poland
CNY 170698
33.3%
17
Italy
CNY 166451
34.9%
18
Finland
CNY 162381
36.5%
19
Netherlands
CNY 160998
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 156233
38.9%
21
Romania
CNY 149666
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 132844
48.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 206472
19.3%
1
Canada
CNY 187767
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 236600
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CNY 227087
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 218545
14.6%
3
Australia
CNY 212704
16.9%
4
South Korea
CNY 210192
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CNY 205562
19.7%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 205340
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CNY 199317
22.1%
8
Singapore
CNY 198937
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 197188
22.9%
10
Japan
CNY 194832
23.9%
11
Malaysia
CNY 192452
24.8%
12
Philippines
CNY 187979
26.5%
13
Vietnam
CNY 180319
29.5%
14
China
CNY 170501
33.4%
15
India
CNY 162035
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 231309
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 221020
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 219868
14.1%
3
Ecuador
CNY 213381
16.6%
4
Panama
CNY 205464
19.7%
5
Chile
CNY 205296
19.8%
6
Colombia
CNY 203297
20.5%
7
Peru
CNY 193748
24.3%
8
Mexico
CNY 192429
24.8%
9
Brazil
CNY 189539
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 181635
29.0%
11
Argentina
CNY 166246
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 193534
24.4%
1
Angola
CNY 187374
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 182746
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 182261
28.8%
4
Ghana
CNY 176438
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 174920
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 173818
32.1%
7
Morocco
CNY 171348
33.0%
8
Uganda
CNY 166503
34.9%
9
Cameroon
CNY 164665
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 161761
36.8%
11
Zambia
CNY 159450
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 243048
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 243048
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 235373
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 235373
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 230256
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 227698
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 208849
18.4%
7
Egypt
CNY 193875
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 193246
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 150387
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.