Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
197,496 元
Income Tax
- 17,702 元
Housing Fund
- 23,700 元
Pension
- 15,800 元
Medical Insurance
- 3,950 元
Unemployment
- 987 元
Total tax
- 62,138 元
Net pay
* 135,358 元
Marginal tax rate
50.1%
Average tax rate
31.5%
68.5%
Net pay
31.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
135,358 元
Net pay
77,715 元
Tax the employer pays
62,138 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139,853 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 77,715 元 to pay you 197,496 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 7.08 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
50.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.5% tax rate now rises to 50.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 19.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 197,496 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 62,138 元. That means that your net pay will be 135,358 元 per year, or 11,280 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.5% and your marginal tax rate is 50.1%. 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 50.11 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 49.89 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 499 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 2,495 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 142227
28.0%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 135849
31.2%
2
Beijing
CNY 135358
31.5%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 176801
10.5%
1
Ireland
CNY 172829
12.5%
2
Russia
CNY 171822
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 170619
13.6%
4
France
CNY 167248
15.3%
5
Hungary
CNY 160959
18.5%
6
Norway
CNY 160718
18.6%
7
Luxembourg
CNY 159309
19.3%
8
Ukraine
CNY 158984
19.5%
9
Austria
CNY 157213
20.4%
10
Spain
CNY 156291
20.9%
11
Czech Republic
CNY 155492
21.3%
12
Sweden
CNY 141665
28.3%
13
Greece
CNY 141338
28.4%
14
Italy
CNY 140970
28.6%
15
Germany
CNY 140332
28.9%
16
Poland
CNY 135107
31.6%
17
Denmark
CNY 132475
32.9%
18
Finland
CNY 129972
34.2%
19
Portugal
CNY 125883
36.3%
20
Netherlands
CNY 124281
37.1%
21
Romania
CNY 115535
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 115156
41.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 163304
17.3%
1
Canada
CNY 146192
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 185590
6.0%
1
Taiwan
CNY 176650
10.6%
2
Thailand
CNY 174115
11.8%
3
Australia
CNY 172392
12.7%
4
South Korea
CNY 164979
16.5%
5
New Zealand
CNY 164210
16.9%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 158082
20.0%
7
Indonesia
CNY 157833
20.1%
8
Pakistan
CNY 157805
20.1%
9
Singapore
CNY 155708
21.2%
10
Japan
CNY 155074
21.5%
11
Malaysia
CNY 154539
21.8%
12
Philippines
CNY 148944
24.6%
13
Vietnam
CNY 143669
27.3%
14
China
CNY 135358
31.5%
15
India
CNY 128895
34.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 178559
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 174349
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 173692
12.1%
3
Ecuador
CNY 168616
14.6%
4
Colombia
CNY 162458
17.7%
5
Panama
CNY 161327
18.3%
6
Chile
CNY 158780
19.6%
7
Mexico
CNY 153123
22.5%
8
Peru
CNY 151198
23.4%
9
Brazil
CNY 147239
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CNY 142710
27.7%
11
Argentina
CNY 128322
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 155976
21.0%
1
Angola
CNY 144929
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CNY 144336
26.9%
3
Kenya
CNY 141905
28.2%
4
Ghana
CNY 137844
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 137495
30.4%
6
Morocco
CNY 135992
31.1%
7
Nigeria
CNY 135234
31.5%
8
Uganda
CNY 130495
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CNY 129142
34.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 126755
35.8%
11
Zambia
CNY 123568
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 187621
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 187621
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 181696
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 181696
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 177746
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 175772
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 166148
15.9%
7
Egypt
CNY 150117
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CNY 149488
24.3%
9
Turkey
CNY 116407
41.1%
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.