Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,121,904 円
Income Tax
- 48,034 円
National Surtax
- 1,009 円
Health Insurance
- 55,198 円
Pension
- 102,654 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,366 円
Total tax
- 210,261 円
Net pay
* 911,643 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
911,643 円
Net pay
164,752 円
Tax the employer pays
210,261 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
375,012 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 164,752 円 to pay you 1,121,904 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 1,121,904 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 210,261 円. That means that your net pay will be 911,643 円 per year, or 75,970 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1024502
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 873873
22.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1032713
8.0%
1
Colombia
JPY 1032152
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1015884
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1014330
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1004104
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 998494
11.0%
6
Peru
JPY 981666
12.5%
7
Mexico
JPY 981574
12.5%
8
Brazil
JPY 977961
12.8%
9
Chile
JPY 924449
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 896401
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 728167
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1065809
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1065809
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1032152
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1032153
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1009714
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 998495
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 974374
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 879679
21.6%
8
Lebanon
JPY 870523
22.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 680728
39.3%
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.