Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,273 元
Income Tax
- 1,074 元
Housing Fund
- 929 元
Pension
- 1,062 元
Medical Insurance
- 265 元
Unemployment
- 66.37 元
Total tax
- 3,396 元
Net pay
* 9,877 元
Marginal tax rate
41.3%
Average tax rate
25.6%
74.4%
Net pay
25.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,877 元
Net pay
4,624 元
Tax the employer pays
3,396 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,021 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 4,624 元 to pay you 13,273 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.04 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.6% tax rate now rises to 44.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 159,276 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 40,755 元. That means that your net pay will be 118,521 元 per year, or 9,877 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.6% and your marginal tax rate is 41.3%. 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 41.33 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.67 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 587 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,934 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 118521
25.6%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 112605
29.3%
2
Beijing
CNY 112175
29.6%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CNY 147530
7.4%
1
Switzerland
CNY 146010
8.3%
2
United Kingdom
CNY 145107
8.9%
3
Russia
CNY 138570
13.0%
4
France
CNY 136707
14.2%
5
Norway
CNY 135114
15.2%
6
Luxembourg
CNY 132233
17.0%
7
Austria
CNY 131542
17.4%
8
Spain
CNY 129865
18.5%
9
Hungary
CNY 129810
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CNY 128217
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CNY 127210
20.1%
12
Italy
CNY 120002
24.7%
13
Germany
CNY 118741
25.5%
14
Greece
CNY 116590
26.8%
15
Sweden
CNY 116047
27.1%
16
Poland
CNY 110702
30.5%
17
Denmark
CNY 106721
33.0%
18
Finland
CNY 106404
33.2%
19
Portugal
CNY 105211
33.9%
20
Netherlands
CNY 100232
37.1%
21
Belgium
CNY 99792
37.4%
22
Romania
CNY 93176
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 134715
15.4%
1
Canada
CNY 118343
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 150741
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 143609
9.8%
2
Thailand
CNY 143329
10.0%
3
Australia
CNY 142198
10.7%
4
South Korea
CNY 135095
15.2%
5
New Zealand
CNY 133405
16.2%
6
Pakistan
CNY 131850
17.2%
7
Indonesia
CNY 130028
18.4%
8
Malaysia
CNY 128846
19.1%
9
Japan
CNY 127136
20.2%
10
Kazakhstan
CNY 127124
20.2%
11
Singapore
CNY 126402
20.6%
12
Philippines
CNY 123145
22.7%
13
Vietnam
CNY 118045
25.9%
14
China
CNY 112175
29.6%
15
India
CNY 107186
32.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 144004
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CNY 142382
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CNY 142077
10.8%
3
Ecuador
CNY 138745
12.9%
4
Colombia
CNY 135449
15.0%
5
Panama
CNY 132414
16.9%
6
Chile
CNY 128806
19.1%
7
Mexico
CNY 126135
20.8%
8
Peru
CNY 122503
23.1%
9
Brazil
CNY 119530
25.0%
10
Uruguay
CNY 116753
26.7%
11
Argentina
CNY 103479
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 129925
18.4%
1
Mozambique
CNY 118660
25.5%
2
Angola
CNY 117124
26.5%
3
Kenya
CNY 115151
27.7%
4
Morocco
CNY 112832
29.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 112655
29.3%
6
Ghana
CNY 112561
29.3%
7
Nigeria
CNY 109237
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CNY 105872
33.5%
9
Uganda
CNY 105652
33.7%
10
Senegal
CNY 103663
34.9%
11
Zambia
CNY 100063
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 151312
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 151312
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 146534
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 146534
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 143348
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 141756
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 137068
13.9%
7
Egypt
CNY 121452
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CNY 120823
24.1%
9
Turkey
CNY 92853
41.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Shanghai 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.