Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,414,296 円
Income Tax
- 421,949 円
National Surtax
- 8,861 円
Health Insurance
- 34,194 円
Pension
- 29,738 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,243 円
Total tax
- 498,984 円
Net pay
* 915,312 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
35.3%
64.7%
Net pay
35.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
915,312 円
Net pay
72,522 円
Tax the employer pays
498,984 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
571,505 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 72,522 円 to pay you 1,414,296 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.04 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.3% tax rate now rises to 38.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 33,943,104 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 11,975,615 円. That means that your net pay will be 21,967,489 円 per year, or 1,830,624 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 35.3% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41.02 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.98 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 590 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,949 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 29530500
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 27663630
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 27324199
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
JPY 25973591
23.5%
4
Switzerland
JPY 23422938
31.0%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 20991815
38.2%
6
Norway
JPY 20028827
41.0%
7
Spain
JPY 19980046
41.1%
8
Poland
JPY 19960298
41.2%
9
Austria
JPY 19882593
41.4%
10
Romania
JPY 19856716
41.5%
11
France
JPY 19696360
42.0%
12
Denmark
JPY 19371724
42.9%
13
Greece
JPY 19324562
43.1%
14
Ireland
JPY 18572724
45.3%
15
Netherlands
JPY 18553762
45.3%
16
Sweden
JPY 18443807
45.7%
17
Luxembourg
JPY 18250755
46.2%
18
Germany
JPY 18072377
46.8%
19
Italy
JPY 16521782
51.3%
20
Finland
JPY 14854478
56.2%
21
Portugal
JPY 14354276
57.7%
22
Belgium
JPY 13524416
60.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 22500955
33.7%
1
Canada
JPY 19372357
42.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 29502125
13.1%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 28677916
15.5%
2
Singapore
JPY 27732370
18.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 24244576
28.6%
4
Thailand
JPY 24184952
28.8%
5
Indonesia
JPY 23517492
30.7%
6
China
JPY 23040972
32.1%
7
Pakistan
JPY 22750938
33.0%
8
New Zealand
JPY 22344362
34.2%
9
Vietnam
JPY 22315555
34.3%
10
Malaysia
JPY 22257878
34.4%
11
Philippines
JPY 22155957
34.7%
12
Japan
JPY 21967489
35.3%
13
South Korea
JPY 21800343
35.8%
14
Australia
JPY 20947562
38.3%
15
India
JPY 17552704
48.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 30161856
11.1%
1
Brazil
JPY 24695114
27.3%
2
Uruguay
JPY 24548058
27.7%
3
Costa Rica
JPY 24527862
27.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 24136982
28.9%
5
Chile
JPY 24006464
29.3%
6
Panama
JPY 23680409
30.2%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 22819382
32.8%
8
Mexico
JPY 22792955
32.9%
9
Argentina
JPY 22061947
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 22002795
35.2%
11
Ecuador
JPY 21462425
36.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 24720249
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 23838079
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 23107209
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 22976980
32.3%
4
Ghana
JPY 22606730
33.4%
5
Mozambique
JPY 22403063
34.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 20919908
38.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 20916563
38.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 20855758
38.6%
9
Senegal
JPY 20541744
39.5%
10
South Africa
JPY 20198567
40.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 19218051
43.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 32311078
4.8%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 32245949
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 32245949
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 32229989
5.1%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 31727915
6.5%
5
Oman
JPY 31227656
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 25499813
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 25486423
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 20738810
38.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 19798267
41.7%
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.