Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
461,916 円
Income Tax
- 43,483 円
National Surtax
- 913 円
Health Insurance
- 22,726 円
Pension
- 42,265 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,386 円
Total tax
- 110,773 円
Net pay
* 351,143 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
351,143 円
Net pay
67,832 円
Tax the employer pays
110,773 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
178,606 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 67,832 円 to pay you 461,916 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.87 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24% tax rate now rises to 33.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,542,992 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,329,278 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,213,714 円 per year, or 351,143 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.0% and your marginal tax rate is 31.9%. 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 31.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 681 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,407 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 4850073
12.5%
1
Russia
JPY 4822403
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4636736
16.4%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4526190
18.3%
4
Hungary
JPY 4517538
18.5%
5
France
JPY 4503978
18.7%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4462109
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4305273
22.3%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 4300869
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4241280
23.5%
10
Spain
JPY 4202927
24.2%
11
Austria
JPY 4058166
26.8%
12
Sweden
JPY 3920701
29.3%
13
Greece
JPY 3836218
30.8%
14
Denmark
JPY 3734578
32.6%
15
Germany
JPY 3728046
32.7%
16
Poland
JPY 3685832
33.5%
17
Italy
JPY 3587845
35.3%
18
Finland
JPY 3506288
36.7%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3488142
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3376429
39.1%
21
Romania
JPY 3242650
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2858027
48.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4467105
19.4%
1
Canada
JPY 4062333
26.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5119599
7.6%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4917876
11.3%
2
Thailand
JPY 4725204
14.8%
3
Australia
JPY 4591895
17.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 4548734
17.9%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 4449567
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4442689
19.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4309083
22.3%
8
Singapore
JPY 4305755
22.3%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4263276
23.1%
10
Japan
JPY 4213714
24.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4160331
24.9%
12
Philippines
JPY 4065102
26.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3899441
29.7%
14
China
JPY 3689699
33.4%
15
India
JPY 3504507
36.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5011502
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4781056
13.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4755328
14.2%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4612811
16.8%
4
Chile
JPY 4456985
19.6%
5
Panama
JPY 4447196
19.8%
6
Colombia
JPY 4395786
20.7%
7
Peru
JPY 4194804
24.3%
8
Mexico
JPY 4161650
24.9%
9
Brazil
JPY 4105033
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3925655
29.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 3601874
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4179632
24.6%
1
Angola
JPY 4059167
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3958001
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3942990
28.9%
4
Ghana
JPY 3820056
31.1%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3789453
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3760289
32.2%
7
Morocco
JPY 3706435
33.1%
8
Uganda
JPY 3597989
35.1%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3564350
35.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 3501677
36.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 3453839
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5265842
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5265842
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5099553
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5099552
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4988693
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4933262
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4514372
18.6%
7
Egypt
JPY 4199729
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4186339
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3257757
41.2%
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.