Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,083 元
Income Tax
- 2,433 元
Housing Fund
- 2,650 元
Pension
- 1,767 元
Medical Insurance
- 442 元
Unemployment
- 110 元
Total tax
- 7,402 元
Net pay
* 14,681 元
Marginal tax rate
38.0%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,681 元
Net pay
8,690 元
Tax the employer pays
7,402 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
16,091 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,690 元 to pay you 22,083 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 7.29 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
52.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.5% tax rate now rises to 52.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 264,996 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 88,818 元. That means that your net pay will be 176,178 元 per year, or 14,681 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% and your marginal tax rate is 38.0%. 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 38 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 620 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,100 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 186777
29.5%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 176965
33.2%
2
Beijing
CNY 176178
33.5%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 213246
19.5%
1
Canada
CNY 193803
26.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 244428
7.8%
1
Taiwan
CNY 235003
11.3%
2
Thailand
CNY 225412
14.9%
3
Australia
CNY 218701
17.5%
4
South Korea
CNY 217200
18.0%
5
Kazakhstan
CNY 212757
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CNY 211844
20.1%
7
Singapore
CNY 205628
22.4%
8
Indonesia
CNY 205538
22.4%
9
Pakistan
CNY 203368
23.3%
10
Japan
CNY 201072
24.1%
11
Malaysia
CNY 198429
25.1%
12
Philippines
CNY 193961
26.8%
13
Vietnam
CNY 186056
29.8%
14
China
CNY 176178
33.5%
15
India
CNY 167235
36.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 239587
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 228193
13.9%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 226925
14.4%
3
Ecuador
CNY 220013
17.0%
4
Chile
CNY 213603
19.4%
5
Panama
CNY 212391
19.9%
6
Colombia
CNY 209710
20.9%
7
Peru
CNY 200397
24.4%
8
Mexico
CNY 198584
25.1%
9
Brazil
CNY 196177
26.0%
10
Uruguay
CNY 187195
29.4%
11
Argentina
CNY 172197
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 199145
24.9%
1
Angola
CNY 194035
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 189155
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 188212
29.0%
4
Ghana
CNY 182495
31.1%
5
Nigeria
CNY 181147
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 179488
32.3%
7
Morocco
CNY 176897
33.3%
8
Uganda
CNY 171539
35.3%
9
Cameroon
CNY 170239
35.8%
10
Senegal
CNY 167255
36.9%
11
Zambia
CNY 165080
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 251746
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 251746
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 243796
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 243796
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 238496
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 235846
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 215295
18.8%
7
Egypt
CNY 200742
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CNY 200113
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 155720
41.2%
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.