Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,586 元
Income Tax
- 2,242 元
Housing Fund
- 1,371 元
Pension
- 1,567 元
Medical Insurance
- 392 元
Unemployment
- 97.93 元
Total tax
- 5,669 元
Net pay
* 13,917 元
Marginal tax rate
34.0%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,917 元
Net pay
6,824 元
Tax the employer pays
5,669 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,493 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,824 元 to pay you 19,586 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.38 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.9% tax rate now rises to 47.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 235,032 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 68,031 元. That means that your net pay will be 167,001 元 per year, or 13,917 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.0% 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 167001
28.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 158164
32.7%
2
Beijing
CNY 157600
32.9%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 191076
18.7%
1
Canada
CNY 173612
26.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 212496
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 204717
12.9%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 203830
13.3%
3
Ecuador
CNY 197495
16.0%
4
Panama
CNY 189723
19.3%
5
Colombia
CNY 188734
19.7%
6
Chile
CNY 187235
20.3%
7
Peru
CNY 178636
24.0%
8
Mexico
CNY 178440
24.1%
9
Brazil
CNY 174453
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CNY 168999
28.1%
11
Argentina
CNY 152721
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 180247
23.3%
1
Angola
CNY 172237
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 168735
28.2%
3
Kenya
CNY 168180
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 162674
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 160931
31.5%
6
Nigeria
CNY 160766
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 158739
32.5%
8
Uganda
CNY 154893
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CNY 151996
35.3%
10
Senegal
CNY 149277
36.5%
11
Zambia
CNY 146653
37.6%
12
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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.