Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,665 円
Income Tax
- 243 円
National Surtax
- 5.09 円
Health Insurance
- 279 円
Pension
- 518 円
Unemployment insurance
- 17 円
Total tax
- 1,062 円
Net pay
* 4,603 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,603 円
Net pay
832 円
Tax the employer pays
1,062 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,894 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 832 円 to pay you 5,665 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 294,580 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 55,208 円. That means that your net pay will be 239,372 円 per year, or 19,948 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 269067
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 267746
9.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 294580
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 294580
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 294580
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 292829
0.6%
4
Thailand
JPY 279851
5.0%
5
Philippines
JPY 276574
6.1%
6
Indonesia
JPY 270344
8.2%
7
Taiwan
JPY 268507
8.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 263093
10.7%
9
Malaysia
JPY 259615
11.9%
10
New Zealand
JPY 259554
11.9%
11
India
JPY 259230
12.0%
12
China
JPY 255740
13.2%
13
Vietnam
JPY 250467
15.0%
14
Japan
JPY 239372
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
JPY 233307
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 287584
2.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 272486
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 271161
8.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 271014
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 266741
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 266334
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 263649
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 262177
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 257757
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 244501
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 242734
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 241261
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 291634
1.0%
1
Zambia
JPY 276736
6.1%
2
Morocco
JPY 274725
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 257845
12.5%
4
Kenya
JPY 257135
12.7%
5
Cameroon
JPY 248543
15.6%
6
Mozambique
JPY 245249
16.8%
7
Senegal
JPY 240720
18.3%
8
Ghana
JPY 239531
18.7%
9
Uganda
JPY 238878
18.9%
10
Angola
JPY 229196
22.2%
11
Nigeria
JPY 218573
25.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 294580
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 279851
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 279851
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 271012
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 271012
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 262177
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 255843
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 246346
16.4%
8
Egypt
JPY 234398
20.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 199358
32.3%
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.