Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,427 円
Income Tax
- 1,854 円
National Surtax
- 38.94 円
Health Insurance
- 1,005 円
Pension
- 1,869 円
Unemployment insurance
- 61.28 円
Total tax
- 4,828 円
Net pay
* 15,599 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,599 円
Net pay
3,000 円
Tax the employer pays
4,828 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,828 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,000 円 to pay you 20,427 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.83 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 33.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,311,020 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,255,382 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,055,638 円 per year, or 337,970 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% 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
Switzerland
JPY 4670108
12.1%
1
Russia
JPY 4620587
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4470877
15.8%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4371348
17.7%
4
France
JPY 4357139
18.0%
5
Hungary
JPY 4328481
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4275371
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4152172
21.8%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 4129210
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4100915
22.8%
10
Spain
JPY 4051631
23.7%
11
Austria
JPY 3932373
26.0%
12
Sweden
JPY 3759031
29.2%
13
Greece
JPY 3692996
30.5%
14
Germany
JPY 3601691
32.2%
15
Denmark
JPY 3576740
32.7%
16
Poland
JPY 3561979
32.9%
17
Italy
JPY 3482648
34.4%
18
Finland
JPY 3388401
36.2%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3342184
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3255804
38.7%
21
Romania
JPY 3106947
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2787499
47.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4295471
19.1%
1
Canada
JPY 3905308
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4921263
7.3%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4717339
11.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 4551225
14.3%
3
Australia
JPY 4439954
16.4%
4
South Korea
JPY 4371184
17.7%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4283533
19.4%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4261670
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4150047
21.9%
8
Singapore
JPY 4136230
22.1%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4106694
22.7%
10
Japan
JPY 4055638
23.6%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4008911
24.5%
12
Philippines
JPY 3913331
26.3%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3754110
29.3%
14
China
JPY 3545876
33.2%
15
India
JPY 3372747
36.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4801773
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4599307
13.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4576531
13.8%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4441079
16.4%
4
Panama
JPY 4271711
19.6%
5
Chile
JPY 4251953
19.9%
6
Colombia
JPY 4233312
20.3%
7
Peru
JPY 4026334
24.2%
8
Mexico
JPY 4005707
24.6%
9
Brazil
JPY 3936853
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3784792
28.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 3451092
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4034359
24.0%
1
Angola
JPY 3890408
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3795620
28.5%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3792208
28.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 3666606
31.0%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3631666
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3616623
31.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 3565863
32.9%
8
Uganda
JPY 3470404
34.7%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3423114
35.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 3362494
36.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 3311177
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5045469
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5045469
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4886137
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4886138
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4779918
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4726809
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4351064
18.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 4025750
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4012360
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3122655
41.2%
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.