Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
224,440 円
Income Tax
- 20,625 円
National Surtax
- 433 円
Health Insurance
- 11,042 円
Pension
- 20,536 円
Unemployment insurance
- 673 円
Total tax
- 53,310 円
Net pay
* 171,130 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
171,130 円
Net pay
32,959 円
Tax the employer pays
53,310 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
86,269 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 32,959 円 to pay you 224,440 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.84 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 33.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,386,560 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,279,446 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,107,114 円 per year, or 342,260 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% 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 31.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 682 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,408 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 4728713
12.2%
1
Russia
JPY 4686307
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4524889
16.0%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4421772
17.9%
4
France
JPY 4404955
18.2%
5
Hungary
JPY 4390046
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4336181
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4202028
22.0%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 4185110
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4146623
23.0%
10
Spain
JPY 4100900
23.9%
11
Austria
JPY 3973337
26.2%
12
Sweden
JPY 3811209
29.3%
13
Greece
JPY 3739635
30.6%
14
Germany
JPY 3642838
32.4%
15
Denmark
JPY 3628139
32.6%
16
Poland
JPY 3602311
33.1%
17
Italy
JPY 3516904
34.7%
18
Finland
JPY 3426790
36.4%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3389716
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3295085
38.8%
21
Romania
JPY 3151138
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2810467
47.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4351362
19.2%
1
Canada
JPY 3956698
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4985850
7.4%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4782642
11.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 4607880
14.5%
3
Australia
JPY 4489432
16.7%
4
South Korea
JPY 4429002
17.8%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4335361
19.5%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4322857
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4202131
22.0%
8
Singapore
JPY 4191435
22.2%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4157684
22.8%
10
Japan
JPY 4107114
23.8%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4058220
24.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 3962900
26.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3801436
29.4%
14
China
JPY 3592711
33.3%
15
India
JPY 3415654
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4870070
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4658491
13.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4634755
14.0%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4499172
16.5%
4
Panama
JPY 4328856
19.6%
5
Chile
JPY 4317933
19.8%
6
Colombia
JPY 4286217
20.4%
7
Peru
JPY 4081195
24.2%
8
Mexico
JPY 4056489
24.7%
9
Brazil
JPY 3991620
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3830663
28.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 3500193
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4082705
24.2%
1
Angola
JPY 3945363
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3848498
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3841309
28.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 3716576
31.0%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3683048
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3663407
32.0%
7
Morocco
JPY 3611640
33.0%
8
Uganda
JPY 3511951
34.8%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3469106
35.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 3407818
36.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 3357634
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5117232
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5117232
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4955635
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4955636
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4847904
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4794041
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4404244
18.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 4082405
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4069015
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3166650
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.