Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,255 元
Income Tax
- 2,517 元
Housing Fund
- 1,488 元
Pension
- 1,700 元
Medical Insurance
- 425 元
Unemployment
- 106 元
Total tax
- 6,237 元
Net pay
* 15,018 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
15,018 元
Net pay
7,405 元
Tax the employer pays
6,237 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,642 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,405 元 to pay you 21,255 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 255,060 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 74,840 元. That means that your net pay will be 180,220 元 per year, or 15,018 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 180220
29.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 170629
33.1%
2
Beijing
CNY 170017
33.3%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 205895
19.3%
1
Canada
CNY 187237
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 235933
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CNY 226413
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 217960
14.6%
3
Australia
CNY 212193
16.8%
4
South Korea
CNY 209595
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CNY 205027
19.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 204709
19.7%
7
Indonesia
CNY 198779
22.1%
8
Singapore
CNY 198367
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 196661
22.9%
10
Japan
CNY 194301
23.8%
11
Malaysia
CNY 191943
24.8%
12
Philippines
CNY 187469
26.5%
13
Vietnam
CNY 179831
29.5%
14
China
CNY 170017
33.3%
15
India
CNY 161592
36.7%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 193056
24.3%
1
Angola
CNY 186807
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 182200
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 181754
28.7%
4
Ghana
CNY 175922
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 174389
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 173335
32.0%
7
Morocco
CNY 170875
33.0%
8
Uganda
CNY 166074
34.9%
9
Cameroon
CNY 164190
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 161293
36.8%
11
Zambia
CNY 158970
37.7%
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.