Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
490,000 円
Income Tax
- 48,292 円
National Surtax
- 1,014 円
Health Insurance
- 24,108 円
Pension
- 44,835 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,470 円
Total tax
- 119,720 円
Net pay
* 370,280 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
370,280 円
Net pay
71,957 円
Tax the employer pays
119,720 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
191,676 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 71,957 円 to pay you 490,000 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 5,880,000 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,436,634 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,443,366 円 per year, or 370,280 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 31.86 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
Russia
JPY 5115600
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 5111523
13.1%
2
Ireland
JPY 4858651
17.4%
3
Hungary
JPY 4792200
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
JPY 4751144
19.2%
5
Ukraine
JPY 4733400
19.5%
6
France
JPY 4717305
19.8%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 4550255
22.6%
8
Norway
JPY 4527699
23.0%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4437228
24.5%
10
Spain
JPY 4421880
24.8%
11
Austria
JPY 4247283
27.8%
12
Sweden
JPY 4156590
29.3%
13
Greece
JPY 4034204
31.4%
14
Denmark
JPY 3962406
32.6%
15
Germany
JPY 3909313
33.5%
16
Poland
JPY 3861589
34.3%
17
Italy
JPY 3731030
36.6%
18
Netherlands
JPY 3700217
37.1%
19
Finland
JPY 3677556
37.5%
20
Portugal
JPY 3544450
39.7%
21
Romania
JPY 3439800
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2976553
49.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4716454
19.8%
1
Canada
JPY 4280545
27.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5406449
8.1%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5203882
11.5%
2
Thailand
JPY 4977960
15.3%
3
Australia
JPY 4812635
18.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 4806678
18.3%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 4722544
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4673911
20.5%
7
Singapore
JPY 4552040
22.6%
8
Indonesia
JPY 4537911
22.8%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4490756
23.6%
10
Japan
JPY 4443366
24.4%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4380313
25.5%
12
Philippines
JPY 4285280
27.1%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4110576
30.1%
14
China
JPY 3898644
33.7%
15
India
JPY 3695928
37.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5316196
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5045102
14.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5012808
14.8%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4856939
17.4%
4
Chile
JPY 4765172
19.0%
5
Panama
JPY 4702143
20.0%
6
Colombia
JPY 4631724
21.2%
7
Peru
JPY 4439556
24.5%
8
Mexico
JPY 4388204
25.4%
9
Brazil
JPY 4349364
26.0%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4130299
29.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 3820929
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4386149
25.4%
1
Angola
JPY 4304341
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4193906
28.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4162045
29.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 4042986
31.2%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4018686
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3969007
32.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 3910658
33.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 3783343
35.7%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3769537
35.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 3703882
37.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 3661099
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5586000
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5586000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5409601
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5409601
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5292000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5233199
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4751626
19.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 4452485
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4439095
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3454034
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.