Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
231,907 円
Income Tax
- 21,904 円
National Surtax
- 460 円
Health Insurance
- 11,410 円
Pension
- 21,219 円
Unemployment insurance
- 696 円
Total tax
- 55,689 円
Net pay
* 176,218 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
176,218 円
Net pay
34,056 円
Tax the employer pays
55,689 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
89,744 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 34,056 円 to pay you 231,907 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 5,565,768 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,336,534 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,229,234 円 per year, or 352,436 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4483956
19.4%
1
Canada
JPY 4077081
26.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5139072
7.7%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4937566
11.3%
2
Thailand
JPY 4742286
14.8%
3
Australia
JPY 4606813
17.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 4566167
18.0%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 4468016
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4458315
19.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4324548
22.3%
8
Singapore
JPY 4322398
22.3%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4278649
23.1%
10
Japan
JPY 4229234
24.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4175198
25.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 4079982
26.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3913710
29.7%
14
China
JPY 3703820
33.5%
15
India
JPY 3517444
36.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4193589
24.7%
1
Angola
JPY 4075737
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3973944
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3957794
28.9%
4
Ghana
JPY 3835122
31.1%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3804945
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3774395
32.2%
7
Morocco
JPY 3720237
33.2%
8
Uganda
JPY 3610516
35.1%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3578217
35.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 3515342
36.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 3467847
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5287480
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5287480
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5120506
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5120506
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5009191
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4953533
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4530406
18.6%
7
Egypt
JPY 4216811
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4203421
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3271022
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.