Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
498,940 円
Income Tax
- 49,823 円
National Surtax
- 1,046 円
Health Insurance
- 24,548 円
Pension
- 45,653 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,497 円
Total tax
- 122,567 円
Net pay
* 376,373 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
376,373 円
Net pay
73,269 円
Tax the employer pays
122,567 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
195,837 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 73,269 円 to pay you 498,940 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.93 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.6% tax rate now rises to 34.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,987,280 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,470,809 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,516,471 円 per year, or 376,373 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.6% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4795829
19.9%
1
Canada
JPY 4350009
27.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5494347
8.2%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5291445
11.6%
2
Thailand
JPY 5058420
15.5%
3
South Korea
JPY 4888790
18.4%
4
Australia
JPY 4882904
18.5%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 4809440
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4747513
20.7%
7
Singapore
JPY 4630441
22.7%
8
Indonesia
JPY 4610754
23.0%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4563170
23.8%
10
Japan
JPY 4516471
24.6%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4450340
25.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 4355370
27.3%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4177787
30.2%
14
China
JPY 3965158
33.8%
15
India
JPY 3756863
37.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5412587
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5129156
14.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5094422
14.9%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4934653
17.6%
4
Chile
JPY 4863278
18.8%
5
Panama
JPY 4783300
20.1%
6
Colombia
JPY 4706764
21.4%
7
Peru
JPY 4517468
24.6%
8
Mexico
JPY 4460323
25.5%
9
Brazil
JPY 4427142
26.1%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4195444
29.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 3890661
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4451703
25.7%
1
Angola
JPY 4382387
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4269002
28.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4231777
29.3%
4
Ghana
JPY 4113952
31.3%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4091658
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4035448
32.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 3975669
33.6%
8
Uganda
JPY 3842347
35.8%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3834855
36.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 3768250
37.1%
11
Zambia
JPY 3727077
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5687916
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5687916
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5508297
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5508299
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5388552
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5328679
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4827151
19.4%
7
Egypt
JPY 4532945
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4519555
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3516515
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.