Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,663 元
Income Tax
- 44.65 元
Pension
- 133 元
Medical Insurance
- 33.26 元
Unemployment
- 8.32 元
Total tax
- 219 元
Net pay
* 1,444 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
1,444 元
Net pay
455 元
Tax the employer pays
219 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
674 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 455 元 to pay you 1,663 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 4.05 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.2% tax rate now rises to 31.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,956 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,631 元. That means that your net pay will be 17,325 元 per year, or 1,444 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 13.18 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 86.82 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 17383
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 17325
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 17325
13.2%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 18228
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 17588
11.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 19956
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 19956
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 19956
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 19769
0.9%
4
Thailand
CNY 18958
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 18798
5.8%
6
Indonesia
CNY 18337
8.1%
7
Taiwan
CNY 18190
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 17823
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CNY 17594
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CNY 17583
11.9%
11
India
CNY 17561
12.0%
12
China
CNY 17325
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 16909
15.3%
14
Japan
CNY 16216
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 15805
20.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 19956
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 18958
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 18958
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 18360
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 18360
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 17761
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 17332
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CNY 16333
18.2%
8
Egypt
CNY 15663
21.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 12990
34.9%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Beijing 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.