Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
490,459 円
Income Tax
- 48,371 円
National Surtax
- 1,016 円
Health Insurance
- 24,131 円
Pension
- 44,877 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,471 円
Total tax
- 119,866 円
Net pay
* 370,593 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
370,593 円
Net pay
72,024 円
Tax the employer pays
119,866 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
191,890 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 72,024 円 to pay you 490,459 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 5,885,508 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,438,389 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,447,119 円 per year, or 370,593 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4720530
19.8%
1
Canada
JPY 4284111
27.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5410962
8.1%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5208378
11.5%
2
Thailand
JPY 4982091
15.4%
3
Australia
JPY 4816243
18.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 4810894
18.3%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 4727005
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4677690
20.5%
7
Singapore
JPY 4556065
22.6%
8
Indonesia
JPY 4541651
22.8%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4494474
23.6%
10
Japan
JPY 4447119
24.4%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4383908
25.5%
12
Philippines
JPY 4288879
27.1%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4114027
30.1%
14
China
JPY 3902059
33.7%
15
India
JPY 3699056
37.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5321176
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5049417
14.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5016999
14.8%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4860929
17.4%
4
Chile
JPY 4770209
19.0%
5
Panama
JPY 4706310
20.0%
6
Colombia
JPY 4635577
21.2%
7
Peru
JPY 4443556
24.5%
8
Mexico
JPY 4391907
25.4%
9
Brazil
JPY 4353357
26.0%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4133644
29.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 3824510
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4389524
25.4%
1
Angola
JPY 4308348
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4197762
28.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4165625
29.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 4046630
31.2%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4022433
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3972418
32.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 3913996
33.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 3786373
35.7%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3772891
35.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 3707186
37.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 3664487
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5591232
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5591232
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5414666
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5414669
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5296957
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5238103
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4755503
19.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 4456616
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4443226
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3457242
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.