Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,250 元
Income Tax
- 2,516 元
Housing Fund
- 1,488 元
Pension
- 1,700 元
Medical Insurance
- 425 元
Unemployment
- 106 元
Total tax
- 6,235 元
Net pay
* 15,015 元
Marginal tax rate
34.0%
Average tax rate
29.3%
70.7%
Net pay
29.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,015 元
Net pay
7,404 元
Tax the employer pays
6,235 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,639 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,404 元 to pay you 21,250 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.42 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.3% tax rate now rises to 47.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 255,000 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 74,820 元. That means that your net pay will be 180,180 元 per year, or 15,015 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.3% 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 180180
29.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 170592
33.1%
2
Beijing
CNY 169980
33.3%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 223642
12.3%
1
Russia
CNY 221850
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 213945
16.1%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 209003
18.0%
4
France
CNY 208141
18.4%
5
Hungary
CNY 207825
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 205275
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 198671
22.1%
8
Czech Republic
CNY 198045
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CNY 195954
23.2%
10
Spain
CNY 193907
24.0%
11
Austria
CNY 187686
26.4%
12
Sweden
CNY 180407
29.3%
13
Greece
CNY 176872
30.6%
14
Germany
CNY 172174
32.5%
15
Denmark
CNY 171771
32.6%
16
Poland
CNY 170249
33.2%
17
Italy
CNY 166070
34.9%
18
Finland
CNY 161954
36.5%
19
Netherlands
CNY 160469
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 155796
38.9%
21
Romania
CNY 149175
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 132588
48.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 205850
19.3%
1
Canada
CNY 187196
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 235881
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CNY 226361
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 217915
14.5%
3
Australia
CNY 212153
16.8%
4
South Korea
CNY 209549
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CNY 204986
19.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 204660
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CNY 198738
22.1%
8
Singapore
CNY 198323
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 196621
22.9%
10
Japan
CNY 194260
23.8%
11
Malaysia
CNY 191904
24.7%
12
Philippines
CNY 187430
26.5%
13
Vietnam
CNY 179793
29.5%
14
China
CNY 169980
33.3%
15
India
CNY 161558
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 230549
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 220362
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 219220
14.0%
3
Ecuador
CNY 212772
16.6%
4
Panama
CNY 204829
19.7%
5
Chile
CNY 204563
19.8%
6
Colombia
CNY 202709
20.5%
7
Peru
CNY 193138
24.3%
8
Mexico
CNY 191864
24.8%
9
Brazil
CNY 188930
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CNY 181125
29.0%
11
Argentina
CNY 165700
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 193019
24.3%
1
Angola
CNY 186763
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 182158
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 181715
28.7%
4
Ghana
CNY 175883
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 174348
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 173298
32.0%
7
Morocco
CNY 170839
33.0%
8
Uganda
CNY 166041
34.9%
9
Cameroon
CNY 164153
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 161257
36.8%
11
Zambia
CNY 158933
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 242250
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 242250
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 234600
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 234600
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 229500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 226950
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 208257
18.3%
7
Egypt
CNY 193245
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 192616
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 149898
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.