Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,430 元
Income Tax
- 255 元
Housing Fund
- 532 元
Pension
- 354 元
Medical Insurance
- 88.60 元
Unemployment
- 8.86 元
Total tax
- 1,238 元
Net pay
* 3,192 元
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
27.9%
72.1%
Net pay
27.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,192 元
Net pay
1,476 元
Tax the employer pays
1,238 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,714 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,476 元 to pay you 4,430 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.13 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.9% tax rate now rises to 46.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 53,160 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 14,857 元. That means that your net pay will be 38,303 元 per year, or 3,192 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.0% and your marginal tax rate is 30.0%. 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 29.98 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 70.02 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 700 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,501 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 40551
23.7%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 38303
27.9%
2
Beijing
CNY 38159
28.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 48536
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 41372
22.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 53160
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CNY 53160
0.0%
2
Thailand
CNY 50284
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CNY 49948
6.0%
4
Taiwan
CNY 48455
8.9%
5
Philippines
CNY 47189
11.2%
6
South Korea
CNY 46934
11.7%
7
Malaysia
CNY 46911
11.8%
8
New Zealand
CNY 46839
11.9%
9
Indonesia
CNY 46531
12.5%
10
India
CNY 43525
18.1%
11
Japan
CNY 43197
18.7%
12
Vietnam
CNY 43010
19.1%
13
Singapore
CNY 42564
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
CNY 42103
20.8%
15
China
CNY 38159
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CNY 48934
8.0%
1
Colombia
CNY 48907
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CNY 48136
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CNY 48063
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CNY 47578
10.5%
5
Panama
CNY 47312
11.0%
6
Peru
CNY 46515
12.5%
7
Mexico
CNY 46466
12.6%
8
Brazil
CNY 46279
12.9%
9
Chile
CNY 43804
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 42475
20.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 34504
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 49638
6.6%
1
Morocco
CNY 44951
15.4%
2
Mozambique
CNY 42053
20.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 41733
21.5%
4
Cameroon
CNY 41704
21.6%
5
Kenya
CNY 40980
22.9%
6
Angola
CNY 39786
25.2%
7
Ghana
CNY 39574
25.6%
8
Nigeria
CNY 37057
30.3%
9
Uganda
CNY 36676
31.0%
10
Senegal
CNY 36472
31.4%
11
Zambia
CNY 36041
32.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 50502
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 50502
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 48907
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 48907
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 47844
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 47313
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 46169
13.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 41678
21.6%
8
Lebanon
CNY 41236
22.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 32212
39.4%
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.