Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,330 元
Income Tax
- 2,329 元
Housing Fund
- 2,560 元
Pension
- 1,706 元
Medical Insurance
- 427 元
Unemployment
- 42.66 元
Total tax
- 7,064 元
Net pay
* 14,266 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
14,266 元
Net pay
7,105 元
Tax the employer pays
7,064 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
14,169 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,105 元 to pay you 21,330 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 255,960 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 84,771 元. That means that your net pay will be 171,190 元 per year, or 14,266 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 180814
29.4%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 171190
33.1%
2
Beijing
CNY 170575
33.4%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 224387
12.3%
1
Russia
CNY 222685
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 214631
16.2%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 209644
18.1%
4
France
CNY 208749
18.4%
5
Hungary
CNY 208607
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 206048
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 199304
22.1%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 198756
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 196535
23.2%
10
Spain
CNY 194533
24.0%
11
Austria
CNY 188206
26.5%
12
Sweden
CNY 181079
29.3%
13
Greece
CNY 177465
30.7%
14
Germany
CNY 172697
32.5%
15
Denmark
CNY 172424
32.6%
16
Poland
CNY 170762
33.3%
17
Italy
CNY 166505
35.0%
18
Finland
CNY 162442
36.5%
19
Netherlands
CNY 161073
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 156295
38.9%
21
Romania
CNY 149737
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 132880
48.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 206561
19.3%
1
Canada
CNY 187849
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 236702
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CNY 227191
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 218635
14.6%
3
Australia
CNY 212782
16.9%
4
South Korea
CNY 210284
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CNY 205644
19.7%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 205438
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CNY 199400
22.1%
8
Singapore
CNY 199024
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 197269
22.9%
10
Japan
CNY 194914
23.9%
11
Malaysia
CNY 192531
24.8%
12
Philippines
CNY 188057
26.5%
13
Vietnam
CNY 180394
29.5%
14
China
CNY 170575
33.4%
15
India
CNY 162103
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 231417
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 221114
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 219960
14.1%
3
Ecuador
CNY 213468
16.6%
4
Panama
CNY 205555
19.7%
5
Chile
CNY 205401
19.8%
6
Colombia
CNY 203381
20.5%
7
Peru
CNY 193835
24.3%
8
Mexico
CNY 192509
24.8%
9
Brazil
CNY 189626
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 181707
29.0%
11
Argentina
CNY 166324
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 193608
24.4%
1
Angola
CNY 187462
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 182830
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 182339
28.8%
4
Ghana
CNY 176518
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 175001
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 173892
32.1%
7
Morocco
CNY 171421
33.0%
8
Uganda
CNY 166569
34.9%
9
Cameroon
CNY 164738
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 161833
36.8%
11
Zambia
CNY 159523
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 243162
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 243162
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 235483
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 235483
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 230364
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 227804
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 208933
18.4%
7
Egypt
CNY 193965
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 193336
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 150457
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.