Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
218,150 元
Income Tax
- 74,219 元
Housing Fund
- 4,329 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 676 元
Unemployment
- 67.57 元
Total tax
- 81,126 元
Net pay
* 137,024 元
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
37.2%
62.8%
Net pay
37.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
137,024 元
Net pay
10,010 元
Tax the employer pays
81,126 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
91,137 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 10,010 元 to pay you 218,150 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.18 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.2% tax rate now rises to 39.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,617,800 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 973,518 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,644,282 元 per year, or 137,024 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 37.2% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 55 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 550 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,750 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 1652565
36.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 1645061
37.2%
2
Guangzhou
CNY 1644282
37.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 1621113
38.1%
1
Canada
CNY 1385463
47.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
CNY 2306881
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 2196490
16.1%
2
Singapore
CNY 2103782
19.6%
3
Thailand
CNY 1801191
31.2%
4
Indonesia
CNY 1796485
31.4%
5
Taiwan
CNY 1752779
33.0%
6
Pakistan
CNY 1733867
33.8%
7
Vietnam
CNY 1713426
34.6%
8
Philippines
CNY 1676060
36.0%
9
New Zealand
CNY 1673810
36.1%
10
Malaysia
CNY 1671622
36.1%
11
China
CNY 1645061
37.2%
12
Japan
CNY 1601761
38.8%
13
South Korea
CNY 1581948
39.6%
14
Australia
CNY 1526294
41.7%
15
India
CNY 1303619
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 2322573
11.3%
1
Brazil
CNY 1901960
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 1839055
29.8%
3
Panama
CNY 1795428
31.4%
4
Uruguay
CNY 1787108
31.7%
5
Colombia
CNY 1767124
32.5%
6
Chile
CNY 1746906
33.3%
7
Mexico
CNY 1736410
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
CNY 1733495
33.8%
9
Argentina
CNY 1701520
35.0%
10
Peru
CNY 1660334
36.6%
11
Ecuador
CNY 1591911
39.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CNY 1905700
27.2%
1
Kenya
CNY 1836118
29.9%
2
Nigeria
CNY 1781525
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 1777587
32.1%
4
Ghana
CNY 1738875
33.6%
5
Mozambique
CNY 1717535
34.4%
6
Zambia
CNY 1612055
38.4%
7
Morocco
CNY 1602668
38.8%
8
Cameroon
CNY 1602744
38.8%
9
Senegal
CNY 1578937
39.7%
10
South Africa
CNY 1511614
42.3%
11
Uganda
CNY 1465581
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
CNY 2541179
2.9%
1
Bahrain
CNY 2527130
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
CNY 2513800
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
CNY 2486910
5.0%
4
Qatar
CNY 2486910
5.0%
5
Oman
CNY 2408376
8.0%
6
Egypt
CNY 1965345
24.9%
7
Lebanon
CNY 1964716
25.0%
8
Turkey
CNY 1526016
41.7%
9
Israel
CNY 1485767
43.2%
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.