Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
251,430 元
Income Tax
- 27,092 元
Housing Fund
- 30,172 元
Pension
- 20,114 元
Medical Insurance
- 5,029 元
Unemployment
- 1,257 元
Total tax
- 83,663 元
Net pay
* 167,767 元
Marginal tax rate
38.0%
Average tax rate
33.3%
66.7%
Net pay
33.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
167,767 元
Net pay
98,938 元
Tax the employer pays
83,663 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
182,601 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 98,938 元 to pay you 251,430 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 7.26 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
52.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.3% tax rate now rises to 52.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 18.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 251,430 元 a year living in the region of Beijing, China, you will be taxed 83,663 元. That means that your net pay will be 167,767 元 per year, or 13,981 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.3% 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 177824
29.3%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 168370
33.0%
2
Beijing
CNY 167767
33.3%
3
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 203209
19.2%
1
Canada
CNY 184767
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 232829
7.4%
1
Taiwan
CNY 223275
11.2%
2
Thailand
CNY 215237
14.4%
3
Australia
CNY 209815
16.6%
4
South Korea
CNY 206817
17.7%
5
New Zealand
CNY 202536
19.5%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 201768
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CNY 196276
21.9%
8
Singapore
CNY 195714
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CNY 194211
22.8%
10
Japan
CNY 191827
23.7%
11
Malaysia
CNY 189574
24.6%
12
Philippines
CNY 185098
26.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 177556
29.4%
14
China
CNY 167767
33.3%
15
India
CNY 159530
36.6%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 190742
24.1%
1
Angola
CNY 184166
26.8%
2
Kenya
CNY 179659
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CNY 179394
28.7%
4
Ghana
CNY 173521
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CNY 171920
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CNY 171087
32.0%
7
Morocco
CNY 168676
32.9%
8
Uganda
CNY 164077
34.7%
9
Cameroon
CNY 161980
35.6%
10
Senegal
CNY 159115
36.7%
11
Zambia
CNY 156737
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 238858
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 238858
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 231316
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 231316
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 226287
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 223773
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 205744
18.2%
7
Egypt
CNY 190567
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CNY 189938
24.5%
9
Turkey
CNY 147819
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.