Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,138 元
Income Tax
- 57.41 元
Pension
- 171 元
Medical Insurance
- 42.76 元
Unemployment
- 10.69 元
Total tax
- 282 元
Net pay
* 1,856 元
Marginal tax rate
13.2%
Average tax rate
13.2%
86.8%
Net pay
13.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,856 元
Net pay
595 元
Tax the employer pays
282 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
877 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 595 元 to pay you 2,138 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.10 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.2% tax rate now rises to 32.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 25,656 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 3,383 元. That means that your net pay will be 22,273 元 per year, or 1,856 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.2% and your marginal tax rate is 13.2%. 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 13.19 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 86.81 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 868 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 4,341 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guangzhou
CNY 22348
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 22273
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 22273
13.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 23434
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 22099
13.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 25656
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 25656
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 25656
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 25327
1.3%
4
Thailand
CNY 24373
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 24304
5.3%
6
Indonesia
CNY 23588
8.1%
7
Taiwan
CNY 23385
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 22896
10.8%
9
Malaysia
CNY 22627
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CNY 22606
11.9%
11
India
CNY 22577
12.0%
12
China
CNY 22273
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 21522
16.1%
14
Japan
CNY 20848
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 20320
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 24600
4.1%
1
Colombia
CNY 25936
7.3%
2
Brazil
CNY 23621
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 23616
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 23232
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 23196
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 22962
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 22834
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 22449
12.5%
9
Chile
CNY 21141
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CNY 20728
19.2%
11
Argentina
CNY 18505
27.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 25399
1.0%
1
Morocco
CNY 23719
7.6%
2
Kenya
CNY 21964
14.4%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 21619
15.7%
4
Cameroon
CNY 21601
15.8%
5
Mozambique
CNY 20883
18.6%
6
Zambia
CNY 20502
20.1%
7
Ghana
CNY 20081
21.7%
8
Angola
CNY 19570
23.7%
9
Senegal
CNY 18918
26.3%
10
Uganda
CNY 18808
26.7%
11
Nigeria
CNY 18348
28.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 25656
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 24373
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 24373
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 23604
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 23603
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 22834
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 22282
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CNY 20608
19.7%
8
Egypt
CNY 20223
21.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 16310
36.4%
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.