Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,493 元
Income Tax
- 2,355 元
Housing Fund
- 2,579 元
Pension
- 1,718 元
Medical Insurance
- 430 元
Unemployment
- 42.99 元
Total tax
- 7,124 元
Net pay
* 14,369 元
Marginal tax rate
35.9%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,369 元
Net pay
7,156 元
Tax the employer pays
7,124 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
14,280 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,156 元 to pay you 21,493 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 257,916 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 85,492 元. That means that your net pay will be 172,424 元 per year, or 14,369 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.2% and your marginal tax rate is 35.9%. 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 35.86 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 64.14 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 641 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,207 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 225904
12.4%
1
Russia
CNY 224387
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 216030
16.2%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 210950
18.2%
4
Hungary
CNY 210202
18.5%
5
France
CNY 209987
18.6%
6
Ukraine
CNY 207622
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 200595
22.2%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 200203
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 197718
23.3%
10
Spain
CNY 195808
24.1%
11
Austria
CNY 189267
26.6%
12
Sweden
CNY 182448
29.3%
13
Greece
CNY 178673
30.7%
14
Germany
CNY 173763
32.6%
15
Denmark
CNY 173755
32.6%
16
Poland
CNY 171806
33.4%
17
Italy
CNY 167392
35.1%
18
Finland
CNY 163436
36.6%
19
Netherlands
CNY 162304
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 157312
39.0%
21
Romania
CNY 150881
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 133475
48.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 208008
19.4%
1
Canada
CNY 189180
26.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 238375
7.6%
1
Taiwan
CNY 228882
11.3%
2
Thailand
CNY 220102
14.7%
3
Australia
CNY 214063
17.0%
4
South Korea
CNY 211781
17.9%
5
Kazakhstan
CNY 207022
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CNY 206986
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 200730
22.2%
8
Singapore
CNY 200454
22.3%
9
Pakistan
CNY 198589
23.0%
10
Japan
CNY 196247
23.9%
11
Malaysia
CNY 193807
24.9%
12
Philippines
CNY 189335
26.6%
13
Vietnam
CNY 181620
29.6%
14
China
CNY 171788
33.4%
15
India
CNY 163214
36.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 233186
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 222646
13.7%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 221468
14.1%
3
Ecuador
CNY 214884
16.7%
4
Chile
CNY 207128
19.7%
5
Panama
CNY 207035
19.7%
6
Colombia
CNY 204751
20.6%
7
Peru
CNY 195255
24.3%
8
Mexico
CNY 193824
24.9%
9
Brazil
CNY 191044
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 182895
29.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 167595
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 194806
24.5%
1
Angola
CNY 188885
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 184199
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 183610
28.8%
4
Ghana
CNY 177812
31.1%
5
Nigeria
CNY 176332
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 175104
32.1%
7
Morocco
CNY 172606
33.1%
8
Uganda
CNY 167645
35.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 165929
35.7%
10
Senegal
CNY 163007
36.8%
11
Zambia
CNY 160726
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 245020
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 245020
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 237283
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 237283
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 232124
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 229545
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 210310
18.5%
7
Egypt
CNY 195432
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 194803
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 151596
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.