Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
718,640 円
Income Tax
- 89,980 円
National Surtax
- 1,890 円
Health Insurance
- 35,357 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,156 円
Total tax
- 188,858 円
Net pay
* 529,782 円
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
529,782 円
Net pay
99,252 円
Tax the employer pays
188,858 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
288,109 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 99,252 円 to pay you 718,640 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.01 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 35.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,623,680 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,266,291 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,357,389 円 per year, or 529,782 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.3% and your marginal tax rate is 27.5%. 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 27.48 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72.52 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 725 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,626 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 6727450
22.0%
1
Canada
JPY 6123394
29.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 6300368
26.9%
1
Kenya
JPY 6114482
29.1%
2
South Africa
JPY 6026934
30.1%
3
Mozambique
JPY 5945437
31.1%
4
Nigeria
JPY 5884937
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 5857931
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 5700904
33.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 5573296
35.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 5440027
36.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 5350090
38.0%
10
Zambia
JPY 5348463
38.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 5292367
38.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 8192496
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 8192496
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 7933786
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 7933784
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 7761312
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 7675074
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 6624653
23.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 6510245
24.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 6496855
24.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 5051981
41.4%
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.