Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,720 元
Income Tax
- 583 元
Pension
- 1,738 元
Medical Insurance
- 434 元
Unemployment
- 109 元
Total tax
- 2,864 元
Net pay
* 18,856 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
18,856 元
Net pay
5,940 元
Tax the employer pays
2,864 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,804 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,940 元 to pay you 21,720 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 21,720 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 2,864 元. That means that your net pay will be 18,856 元 per year, or 1,571 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 18919
12.9%
1
Beijing
CNY 18856
13.2%
2
Shanghai
CNY 18856
13.2%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CNY 21720
0.0%
1
Germany
CNY 21720
0.0%
2
Austria
CNY 21720
0.0%
3
Ireland
CNY 21720
0.0%
4
Norway
CNY 21720
0.0%
5
Spain
CNY 20341
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CNY 20046
7.7%
7
Italy
CNY 19724
9.2%
8
France
CNY 19613
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 19331
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CNY 19320
11.1%
11
Sweden
CNY 19128
11.9%
12
Russia
CNY 18896
13.0%
13
Hungary
CNY 17702
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CNY 17485
19.5%
15
Poland
CNY 17055
21.5%
16
Greece
CNY 16974
21.9%
17
Portugal
CNY 16171
25.6%
18
Finland
CNY 15041
30.8%
19
Belgium
CNY 14770
32.0%
20
Denmark
CNY 14175
34.7%
21
Netherlands
CNY 13663
37.1%
22
Romania
CNY 12706
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 19839
8.7%
1
Canada
CNY 18997
12.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CNY 21720
0.0%
1
Singapore
CNY 21720
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CNY 21720
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CNY 21489
1.1%
4
Thailand
CNY 20634
5.0%
5
Philippines
CNY 20475
5.7%
6
Indonesia
CNY 19963
8.1%
7
Taiwan
CNY 19798
8.9%
8
South Korea
CNY 19398
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CNY 19150
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CNY 19137
11.9%
11
India
CNY 19114
12.0%
12
China
CNY 18856
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CNY 18352
15.5%
14
Japan
CNY 17649
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CNY 17202
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CNY 21113
2.8%
1
Colombia
CNY 22315
7.2%
2
Brazil
CNY 20039
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
CNY 19993
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CNY 19667
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CNY 19637
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CNY 19439
10.5%
7
Panama
CNY 19331
11.0%
8
Peru
CNY 19005
12.5%
9
Argentina
CNY 18028
17.0%
10
Chile
CNY 17897
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CNY 17789
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 21503
1.0%
1
Morocco
CNY 20204
7.0%
2
Kenya
CNY 18689
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CNY 18553
14.6%
4
Cameroon
CNY 18325
15.6%
5
Zambia
CNY 18203
16.2%
6
Mozambique
CNY 17852
17.8%
7
Ghana
CNY 17287
20.4%
8
Angola
CNY 16664
23.3%
9
Senegal
CNY 16508
24.0%
10
Uganda
CNY 16266
25.1%
11
Nigeria
CNY 15671
27.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CNY 21720
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CNY 20634
5.0%
2
Qatar
CNY 20634
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CNY 19982
8.0%
4
Oman
CNY 19982
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 19331
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 18864
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CNY 17656
18.7%
8
Egypt
CNY 17074
21.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 14018
35.5%
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.