Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
462,428 円
Income Tax
- 43,570 円
National Surtax
- 915 円
Health Insurance
- 22,751 円
Pension
- 42,312 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,387 円
Total tax
- 110,936 円
Net pay
* 351,492 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
351,492 円
Net pay
67,908 円
Tax the employer pays
110,936 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
178,844 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 67,908 円 to pay you 462,428 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.87 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24% tax rate now rises to 33.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,549,136 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,331,236 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,217,900 円 per year, or 351,492 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.0% 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 4854840
12.5%
1
Russia
JPY 4827748
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4641129
16.4%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4530290
18.4%
4
Hungary
JPY 4522546
18.5%
5
France
JPY 4507867
18.8%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4467054
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4309328
22.3%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 4305416
22.4%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4244999
23.5%
10
Spain
JPY 4206935
24.2%
11
Austria
JPY 4061499
26.8%
12
Sweden
JPY 3925001
29.3%
13
Greece
JPY 3840011
30.8%
14
Denmark
JPY 3738759
32.6%
15
Germany
JPY 3731393
32.8%
16
Poland
JPY 3689113
33.5%
17
Italy
JPY 3590632
35.3%
18
Finland
JPY 3509411
36.8%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3492008
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3379624
39.1%
21
Romania
JPY 3246244
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2859896
48.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4471651
19.4%
1
Canada
JPY 4066311
26.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5124852
7.7%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4923188
11.3%
2
Thailand
JPY 4729812
14.8%
3
Australia
JPY 4595919
17.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 4553437
17.9%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 4454544
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4446905
19.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4313255
22.3%
8
Singapore
JPY 4310245
22.3%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4267423
23.1%
10
Japan
JPY 4217900
24.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4164341
25.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 4069116
26.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3903290
29.7%
14
China
JPY 3693508
33.4%
15
India
JPY 3507997
36.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5017057
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4785871
13.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4760064
14.2%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4617262
16.8%
4
Chile
JPY 4462604
19.6%
5
Panama
JPY 4451845
19.8%
6
Colombia
JPY 4400090
20.7%
7
Peru
JPY 4199266
24.3%
8
Mexico
JPY 4165781
24.9%
9
Brazil
JPY 4109487
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3929386
29.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 3605868
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4183397
24.6%
1
Angola
JPY 4063637
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3962302
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3946983
28.9%
4
Ghana
JPY 3824120
31.1%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3793632
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3764094
32.2%
7
Morocco
JPY 3710159
33.1%
8
Uganda
JPY 3601368
35.1%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3568091
35.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 3505363
36.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 3457618
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5271679
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5271679
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5105207
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5105203
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4994223
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4938732
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4518697
18.6%
7
Egypt
JPY 4204337
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4190947
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3261336
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.