Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,721 円
Income Tax
- 1,743 円
National Surtax
- 36.61 円
Health Insurance
- 2,003 円
Pension
- 3,726 円
Unemployment insurance
- 122 円
Total tax
- 7,632 円
Net pay
* 33,089 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
33,089 円
Net pay
5,980 円
Tax the employer pays
7,632 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,612 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,980 円 to pay you 40,721 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 488,652 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 91,580 円. That means that your net pay will be 397,072 円 per year, or 33,089 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 446330
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 425143
13.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 483765
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 453727
7.2%
2
Kenya
JPY 420207
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 415440
15.0%
4
Cameroon
JPY 412276
15.6%
5
Zambia
JPY 403946
17.3%
6
Mozambique
JPY 400290
18.1%
7
Ghana
JPY 386742
20.9%
8
Angola
JPY 374195
23.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 367396
24.8%
10
Uganda
JPY 363226
25.7%
11
Nigeria
JPY 351491
28.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 488652
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 464219
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 464220
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 449559
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 449558
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 434902
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 424394
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 395584
19.1%
8
Egypt
JPY 384499
21.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 313728
35.8%
10
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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.