Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
486,568 円
Income Tax
- 47,705 円
National Surtax
- 1,002 円
Health Insurance
- 23,939 円
Pension
- 44,521 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,460 円
Total tax
- 118,626 円
Net pay
* 367,942 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
367,942 円
Net pay
71,453 円
Tax the employer pays
118,626 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
190,079 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 71,453 円 to pay you 486,568 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.91 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.4% tax rate now rises to 34.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,838,816 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,423,515 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,415,301 円 per year, or 367,942 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.4% 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 31.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 682 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,408 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4685982
19.7%
1
Canada
JPY 4253879
27.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5278961
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5012834
14.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4981478
14.7%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4827106
17.3%
4
Chile
JPY 4727510
19.0%
5
Panama
JPY 4670987
20.0%
6
Colombia
JPY 4602917
21.2%
7
Peru
JPY 4409646
24.5%
8
Mexico
JPY 4360518
25.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 4319505
26.0%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4105291
29.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 3794160
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4360911
25.3%
1
Angola
JPY 4274379
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4165078
28.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4135275
29.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 4015743
31.2%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3990673
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3943500
32.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 3885701
33.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 3760692
35.6%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3744462
35.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 3679171
37.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 3635771
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5546875
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5546875
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5371710
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5371712
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5254934
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5196547
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4722632
19.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 4421597
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4408207
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3430048
41.3%
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.