Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
398 元
Income Tax
- 10.72 元
Pension
- 31.84 元
Medical Insurance
- 7.96 元
Unemployment
- 0.80 元
Total tax
- 51.32 元
Net pay
* 347 元
Marginal tax rate
12.9%
Average tax rate
12.9%
87.1%
Net pay
12.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
347 元
Net pay
84.81 元
Tax the employer pays
51.32 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
136 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 84.81 元 to pay you 398 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 3.42 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.9% tax rate now rises to 28.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 15.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,776 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 616 元. That means that your net pay will be 4,160 元 per year, or 347 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.9% and your marginal tax rate is 12.9%. 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 12.89 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 87.11 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 871 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 4,356 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guangzhou
CNY 4160
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 4146
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 4146
13.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CNY 4701
1.6%
1
USA
CNY 4362
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 4663
2.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 4418
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CNY 4396
8.0%
3
Colombia
CNY 4394
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 4325
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 4318
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 4275
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 4251
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 4179
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 3964
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 3935
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 3912
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 4728
1.0%
1
Uganda
CNY 4519
5.4%
2
Zambia
CNY 4489
6.0%
3
Morocco
CNY 4454
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CNY 4418
7.5%
5
Senegal
CNY 4355
8.8%
6
Ghana
CNY 4187
12.3%
7
Kenya
CNY 4157
13.0%
8
Mozambique
CNY 4078
14.6%
9
Cameroon
CNY 4030
15.6%
10
Angola
CNY 3806
20.3%
11
Nigeria
CNY 3788
20.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 4776
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 4537
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 4537
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 4394
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 4394
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 4251
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CNY 4232
11.4%
7
Egypt
CNY 4183
12.4%
8
Israel
CNY 4148
13.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 4023
15.8%
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.