Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,488 元
Income Tax
- 39.95 元
Pension
- 119 元
Medical Insurance
- 29.76 元
Unemployment
- 7.44 元
Total tax
- 196 元
Net pay
* 1,292 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
1,292 元
Net pay
407 元
Tax the employer pays
196 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
603 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 407 元 to pay you 1,488 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 1,488 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 196 元. That means that your net pay will be 1,292 元 per year, or 108 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 1296
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 1292
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 1292
13.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CNY 1488
0.0%
1
Germany
CNY 1488
0.0%
2
Austria
CNY 1488
0.0%
3
Ireland
CNY 1488
0.0%
4
Sweden
CNY 1488
0.0%
5
Norway
CNY 1488
0.0%
6
Spain
CNY 1393
6.4%
7
Italy
CNY 1351
9.2%
8
France
CNY 1344
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 1324
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CNY 1324
11.1%
11
Russia
CNY 1295
13.0%
12
Hungary
CNY 1213
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CNY 1198
19.5%
14
Switzerland
CNY 1189
20.1%
15
Poland
CNY 1168
21.5%
16
Greece
CNY 1163
21.9%
17
Portugal
CNY 1108
25.6%
18
Finland
CNY 1030
30.8%
19
Belgium
CNY 1012
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CNY 937
37.0%
21
Romania
CNY 870
41.5%
22
Denmark
CNY 295
81.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CNY 1464
1.6%
1
USA
CNY 1359
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 1488
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 1488
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 1488
0.0%
3
Thailand
CNY 1414
5.0%
4
Pakistan
CNY 1410
5.2%
5
Indonesia
CNY 1357
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CNY 1356
8.9%
7
South Korea
CNY 1329
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CNY 1311
11.9%
9
India
CNY 1309
12.0%
10
China
CNY 1292
13.2%
11
Malaysia
CNY 1277
14.2%
12
Vietnam
CNY 1265
15.0%
13
Philippines
CNY 1215
18.3%
14
Japan
CNY 1209
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 1178
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 1453
2.4%
1
Brazil
CNY 1376
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CNY 1370
8.0%
3
Colombia
CNY 1369
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 1347
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 1345
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 1332
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 1324
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 1302
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 1235
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 1226
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 1219
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 1473
1.0%
1
Uganda
CNY 1414
5.0%
2
Ghana
CNY 1406
5.5%
3
Zambia
CNY 1399
6.0%
4
Morocco
CNY 1388
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 1376
7.5%
6
Senegal
CNY 1349
9.3%
7
Angola
CNY 1303
12.5%
8
Cameroon
CNY 1255
15.6%
9
Kenya
CNY 1245
16.4%
10
Mozambique
CNY 1234
17.1%
11
Nigeria
CNY 1230
17.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CNY 1488
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CNY 1488
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CNY 1414
5.0%
3
Qatar
CNY 1414
5.0%
4
Oman
CNY 1369
8.0%
5
Bahrain
CNY 1369
8.0%
6
Lebanon
CNY 1361
8.5%
7
Kuwait
CNY 1324
11.0%
8
Israel
CNY 1292
13.2%
9
Turkey
CNY 1254
15.8%
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.