Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
281,928 円
Income Tax
- 16,016 円
National Surtax
- 336 円
Health Insurance
- 13,871 円
Pension
- 25,796 円
Unemployment insurance
- 846 円
Total tax
- 56,866 円
Net pay
* 225,062 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
20.2%
79.8%
Net pay
20.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
225,062 円
Net pay
41,401 円
Tax the employer pays
56,866 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
98,267 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 41,401 円 to pay you 281,928 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.49 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.2% tax rate now rises to 30.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,383,136 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 682,391 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,700,745 円 per year, or 225,062 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.2% and your marginal tax rate is 23.1%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 円 in your salary will be taxed 23.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 769 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,845 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
JPY 3136212
7.3%
1
Switzerland
JPY 3101800
8.3%
2
United Kingdom
JPY 3084486
8.8%
3
Russia
JPY 2943328
13.0%
4
France
JPY 2904258
14.2%
5
Norway
JPY 2871522
15.1%
6
Luxembourg
JPY 2809792
17.0%
7
Austria
JPY 2795267
17.4%
8
Spain
JPY 2759544
18.4%
9
Hungary
JPY 2757256
18.5%
10
Ukraine
JPY 2723424
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 2702576
20.1%
12
Italy
JPY 2550671
24.6%
13
Germany
JPY 2523846
25.4%
14
Greece
JPY 2477206
26.8%
15
Sweden
JPY 2465472
27.1%
16
Poland
JPY 2351928
30.5%
17
Denmark
JPY 2266809
33.0%
18
Finland
JPY 2260550
33.2%
19
Portugal
JPY 2235863
33.9%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2128996
37.1%
21
Belgium
JPY 2121629
37.3%
22
Romania
JPY 1979134
41.5%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2862307
15.4%
1
Canada
JPY 2513708
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3201997
5.4%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3050702
9.8%
2
Thailand
JPY 3045115
10.0%
3
Australia
JPY 3021355
10.7%
4
South Korea
JPY 2870133
15.2%
5
New Zealand
JPY 2833865
16.2%
6
Pakistan
JPY 2801627
17.2%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2762720
18.3%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2737962
19.1%
9
Japan
JPY 2700745
20.2%
10
Kazakhstan
JPY 2700084
20.2%
11
Singapore
JPY 2685019
20.6%
12
Philippines
JPY 2616621
22.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2508017
25.9%
14
China
JPY 2382741
29.6%
15
India
JPY 2277709
32.7%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3058744
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 3024372
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 3018188
10.8%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2947802
12.9%
4
Colombia
JPY 2878128
14.9%
5
Panama
JPY 2813266
16.8%
6
Chile
JPY 2736101
19.1%
7
Mexico
JPY 2679711
20.8%
8
Peru
JPY 2602212
23.1%
9
Brazil
JPY 2539137
25.0%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2480425
26.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 2197968
35.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2760835
18.4%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2520659
25.5%
2
Angola
JPY 2487872
26.5%
3
Kenya
JPY 2446102
27.7%
4
Morocco
JPY 2397589
29.1%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2393337
29.3%
6
Ghana
JPY 2391311
29.3%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2320319
31.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 2249322
33.5%
9
Uganda
JPY 2244243
33.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 2202256
34.9%
11
Zambia
JPY 2125528
37.2%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3213979
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3213979
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3112486
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3112485
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3044822
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3010989
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2912294
13.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 2579837
23.7%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2566447
24.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 1971790
41.7%
10
Show more
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of Japan, 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.