Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,036,572 円
Income Tax
- 44,381 円
National Surtax
- 932 円
Health Insurance
- 50,999 円
Pension
- 94,846 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,110 円
Total tax
- 194,268 円
Net pay
* 842,304 円
Marginal tax rate
18.8%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
842,304 円
Net pay
152,221 円
Tax the employer pays
194,268 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
346,489 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 152,221 円 to pay you 1,036,572 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 1,036,572 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 194,268 円. That means that your net pay will be 842,304 円 per year, or 70,192 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.8%. 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 18.75 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.25 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 947220
8.6%
1
Canada
JPY 814410
21.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 954165
8.0%
1
Colombia
JPY 953646
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 938616
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 937180
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 927732
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 922550
11.0%
6
Brazil
JPY 913921
11.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 913697
11.9%
8
Peru
JPY 907000
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 854135
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 828221
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 672701
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 979747
5.5%
1
Morocco
JPY 892801
13.9%
2
Cameroon
JPY 822504
20.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 822189
20.7%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 822067
20.7%
5
Kenya
JPY 806753
22.2%
6
Angola
JPY 777330
25.0%
7
Ghana
JPY 775080
25.2%
8
Nigeria
JPY 724186
30.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 718976
30.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 716219
30.9%
11
Zambia
JPY 713592
31.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 984743
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 984743
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 953647
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 953645
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 932915
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 922550
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 900263
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 813547
21.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 806524
22.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 632842
39.0%
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.