Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,985 元
Income Tax
- 2,968 元
Housing Fund
- 1,679 元
Pension
- 1,919 元
Medical Insurance
- 480 元
Unemployment
- 120 元
Total tax
- 7,165 元
Net pay
* 16,820 元
Marginal tax rate
34.0%
Average tax rate
29.9%
70.1%
Net pay
29.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,820 元
Net pay
8,356 元
Tax the employer pays
7,165 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,521 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,356 元 to pay you 23,985 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.47 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
48.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.9% tax rate now rises to 48.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 287,820 元 a year living in the region of Shanghai, China, you will be taxed 85,979 元. That means that your net pay will be 201,841 元 per year, or 16,820 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.9% 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 201841
29.9%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 191821
33.4%
2
Beijing
CNY 190328
33.9%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CNY 250403
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CNY 249101
13.5%
2
Ireland
CNY 235011
18.4%
3
Hungary
CNY 234573
18.5%
4
Ukraine
CNY 231695
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
CNY 230911
19.8%
6
France
CNY 228916
20.5%
7
Czech Republic
CNY 222332
22.8%
8
Norway
CNY 220332
23.5%
9
Spain
CNY 215205
25.2%
10
Luxembourg
CNY 214808
25.4%
11
Austria
CNY 206285
28.3%
12
Sweden
CNY 203380
29.3%
13
Greece
CNY 195865
32.0%
14
Denmark
CNY 193943
32.6%
15
Germany
CNY 189761
34.1%
16
Poland
CNY 187284
34.9%
17
Netherlands
CNY 181123
37.1%
18
Italy
CNY 179738
37.6%
19
Finland
CNY 178634
37.9%
20
Portugal
CNY 171952
40.3%
21
Romania
CNY 168375
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 144591
49.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 230134
20.0%
1
Canada
CNY 208575
27.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 263462
8.5%
1
Taiwan
CNY 253915
11.8%
2
Thailand
CNY 242530
15.7%
3
South Korea
CNY 234670
18.5%
4
Australia
CNY 233651
18.8%
5
Kazakhstan
CNY 231244
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CNY 227503
21.0%
7
Singapore
CNY 222308
22.8%
8
Indonesia
CNY 221035
23.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 218774
24.0%
10
Japan
CNY 216625
24.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 213293
25.9%
12
Philippines
CNY 208872
27.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 200330
30.4%
14
China
CNY 190328
33.9%
15
India
CNY 180199
37.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 260151
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 246076
14.5%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 244292
15.1%
3
Ecuador
CNY 236547
17.8%
4
Chile
CNY 234475
18.5%
5
Panama
CNY 229657
20.2%
6
Colombia
CNY 225680
21.6%
7
Peru
CNY 216973
24.6%
8
Mexico
CNY 213927
25.7%
9
Brazil
CNY 212724
26.1%
10
Uruguay
CNY 201054
30.2%
11
Argentina
CNY 187033
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 213104
26.0%
1
Angola
CNY 210640
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 205132
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CNY 203048
29.5%
4
Ghana
CNY 197593
31.4%
5
Nigeria
CNY 196672
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 193624
32.7%
7
Morocco
CNY 190728
33.7%
8
Cameroon
CNY 184136
36.0%
9
Uganda
CNY 184092
36.0%
10
Senegal
CNY 180949
37.1%
11
Zambia
CNY 179117
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 273429
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 273429
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 264794
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 264794
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 259038
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 256160
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 231363
19.6%
7
Egypt
CNY 217860
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CNY 217231
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 169013
41.3%
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.