Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
520,104 円
Income Tax
- 53,448 円
National Surtax
- 1,122 円
Health Insurance
- 25,589 円
Pension
- 47,590 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,560 円
Total tax
- 129,309 円
Net pay
* 390,795 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
390,795 円
Net pay
76,377 円
Tax the employer pays
129,309 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
205,687 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76,377 円 to pay you 520,104 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.95 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.9% tax rate now rises to 34.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,241,248 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,551,712 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,689,536 円 per year, or 390,795 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.9% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4983738
20.2%
1
Canada
JPY 4514077
27.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4606623
26.2%
1
Angola
JPY 4567149
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4446780
28.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4396856
29.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 4281952
31.4%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4264407
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4192736
32.8%
7
Morocco
JPY 4129570
33.8%
8
Cameroon
JPY 3989483
36.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 3982030
36.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 3920630
37.2%
11
Zambia
JPY 3883267
37.8%
12
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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.