Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,981 元
Income Tax
- 3,788 元
Housing Fund
- 3,598 元
Pension
- 1,835 元
Medical Insurance
- 600 元
Unemployment
- 59.96 元
Total tax
- 9,880 元
Net pay
* 20,101 元
Marginal tax rate
31.4%
Average tax rate
33.0%
67.0%
Net pay
33.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
20,101 元
Net pay
9,001 元
Tax the employer pays
9,880 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,881 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 9,001 元 to pay you 29,981 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.30 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33% tax rate now rises to 48.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 359,772 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 118,563 元. That means that your net pay will be 241,209 元 per year, or 20,101 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% and your marginal tax rate is 31.4%. 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 31.36 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.64 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 686 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,432 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 249330
30.7%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 241209
33.0%
2
Beijing
CNY 236716
34.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 283370
21.2%
1
Canada
CNY 256671
28.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 324036
9.9%
1
Costa Rica
CNY 299030
16.9%
2
Puerto Rico
CNY 298689
17.0%
3
Chile
CNY 297192
17.4%
4
Panama
CNY 284089
21.0%
5
Ecuador
CNY 284003
21.1%
6
Colombia
CNY 274232
23.8%
7
Peru
CNY 269008
25.2%
8
Brazil
CNY 264889
26.4%
9
Mexico
CNY 261995
27.2%
10
Uruguay
CNY 244746
32.0%
11
Argentina
CNY 233802
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 341783
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 341783
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 330990
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 330990
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 323795
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 320197
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 282017
21.6%
7
Egypt
CNY 271824
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CNY 271195
24.6%
9
Turkey
CNY 210918
41.4%
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.