Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,338 元
Income Tax
- 2,696 元
Housing Fund
- 1,564 元
Pension
- 1,787 元
Medical Insurance
- 447 元
Unemployment
- 112 元
Total tax
- 6,605 元
Net pay
* 15,733 元
Marginal tax rate
34.0%
Average tax rate
29.6%
70.4%
Net pay
29.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,733 元
Net pay
7,783 元
Tax the employer pays
6,605 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
14,387 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,783 元 to pay you 22,338 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.44 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
47.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.6% tax rate now rises to 47.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 268,056 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 79,259 元. That means that your net pay will be 188,797 元 per year, or 15,733 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.6% 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 188797
29.6%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 178928
33.2%
2
Beijing
CNY 178075
33.6%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 215510
19.6%
1
Canada
CNY 195784
27.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 242353
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 230591
14.0%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 229257
14.5%
3
Ecuador
CNY 222230
17.1%
4
Chile
CNY 216401
19.3%
5
Panama
CNY 214706
19.9%
6
Colombia
CNY 211853
21.0%
7
Peru
CNY 202620
24.4%
8
Mexico
CNY 200641
25.2%
9
Brazil
CNY 198395
26.0%
10
Uruguay
CNY 189053
29.5%
11
Argentina
CNY 174186
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 201020
25.0%
1
Angola
CNY 196261
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 191297
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 190201
29.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 184519
31.2%
5
Nigeria
CNY 183229
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 181384
32.3%
7
Morocco
CNY 178751
33.3%
8
Uganda
CNY 173222
35.4%
9
Cameroon
CNY 172103
35.8%
10
Senegal
CNY 169091
36.9%
11
Zambia
CNY 166962
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 254653
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 254653
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 246612
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 246611
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 241250
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 238570
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 217449
18.9%
7
Egypt
CNY 203037
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CNY 202408
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 157502
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.