Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,165 元
Income Tax
- 2,172 元
Housing Fund
- 1,342 元
Pension
- 1,533 元
Medical Insurance
- 383 元
Unemployment
- 95.83 元
Total tax
- 5,526 元
Net pay
* 13,639 元
Marginal tax rate
34.0%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,639 元
Net pay
6,677 元
Tax the employer pays
5,526 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,203 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,677 元 to pay you 19,165 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.37 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.8% tax rate now rises to 47.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 229,980 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 66,313 元. That means that your net pay will be 163,667 元 per year, or 13,639 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.8% and your marginal tax rate is 34.0%. 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 34 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 660 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,300 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 163667
28.8%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 155020
32.6%
2
Beijing
CNY 154468
32.8%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 187338
18.5%
1
Canada
CNY 169978
26.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 177014
23.0%
1
Angola
CNY 168561
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 165452
28.1%
3
Kenya
CNY 164644
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 159332
30.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 157802
31.4%
6
Nigeria
CNY 157330
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 155677
32.3%
8
Uganda
CNY 151609
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 148920
35.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 146245
36.4%
11
Zambia
CNY 143546
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 218481
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 218481
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 211582
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 211582
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 206982
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 204682
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 190378
17.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 174480
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 173851
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 135326
41.2%
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.