Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
542 元
Income Tax
- 14.60 元
Pension
- 43.36 元
Medical Insurance
- 10.84 元
Unemployment
- 1.08 元
Total tax
- 69.89 元
Net pay
* 472 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
472 元
Net pay
116 元
Tax the employer pays
69.89 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
185 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 116 元 to pay you 542 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 6,504 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 839 元. That means that your net pay will be 5,665 元 per year, or 472 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 5665
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 5646
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 5646
13.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CNY 6504
0.0%
1
Germany
CNY 6504
0.0%
2
Austria
CNY 6504
0.0%
3
Ireland
CNY 6504
0.0%
4
Sweden
CNY 6504
0.0%
5
Norway
CNY 6504
0.0%
6
Spain
CNY 6091
6.4%
7
Italy
CNY 5906
9.2%
8
France
CNY 5873
9.7%
9
Switzerland
CNY 5868
9.8%
10
Czech Republic
CNY 5789
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CNY 5785
11.1%
12
Russia
CNY 5658
13.0%
13
Hungary
CNY 5301
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CNY 5236
19.5%
15
Poland
CNY 5107
21.5%
16
Greece
CNY 5083
21.9%
17
Portugal
CNY 4842
25.6%
18
Finland
CNY 4504
30.8%
19
Belgium
CNY 4423
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CNY 4094
37.1%
21
Denmark
CNY 3938
39.5%
22
Romania
CNY 3805
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CNY 6266
3.7%
1
USA
CNY 5941
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 6504
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 6504
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 6504
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 6426
1.2%
4
Thailand
CNY 6179
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 5954
8.5%
6
Indonesia
CNY 5944
8.6%
7
Taiwan
CNY 5928
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 5809
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CNY 5731
11.9%
10
India
CNY 5724
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CNY 5703
12.3%
12
China
CNY 5646
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 5530
15.0%
14
Japan
CNY 5285
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 5151
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 6350
2.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 6016
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CNY 5987
8.0%
3
Colombia
CNY 5984
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 5889
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 5880
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 5821
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 5789
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 5691
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 5398
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 5359
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 5327
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 6439
1.0%
1
Zambia
CNY 6114
6.0%
2
Morocco
CNY 6066
6.7%
3
Uganda
CNY 6058
6.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CNY 5932
8.8%
5
Senegal
CNY 5768
11.3%
6
Kenya
CNY 5676
12.7%
7
Ghana
CNY 5534
14.9%
8
Mozambique
CNY 5510
15.3%
9
Cameroon
CNY 5488
15.6%
10
Angola
CNY 5148
20.9%
11
Nigeria
CNY 5060
22.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 6504
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 6179
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 6179
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 5984
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 5984
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 5789
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CNY 5684
12.6%
7
Israel
CNY 5649
13.2%
8
Egypt
CNY 5596
14.0%
9
Turkey
CNY 5476
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.