Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,167,192 円
Income Tax
- 49,973 円
National Surtax
- 1,049 円
Health Insurance
- 57,426 円
Pension
- 106,798 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,502 円
Total tax
- 218,748 円
Net pay
* 948,444 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
948,444 円
Net pay
171,402 円
Tax the employer pays
218,748 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
390,150 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 171,402 円 to pay you 1,167,192 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 1,167,192 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 218,748 円. That means that your net pay will be 948,444 円 per year, or 79,037 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 1065007
8.8%
1
Canada
JPY 905828
22.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1167192
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1167192
0.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1104182
5.4%
3
Pakistan
JPY 1094405
6.2%
4
Taiwan
JPY 1063884
8.9%
5
Philippines
JPY 1031278
11.6%
6
South Korea
JPY 1030162
11.7%
7
Malaysia
JPY 1030018
11.8%
8
New Zealand
JPY 1028413
11.9%
9
Indonesia
JPY 1019877
12.6%
10
India
JPY 950527
18.6%
11
Japan
JPY 948444
18.7%
12
Vietnam
JPY 942654
19.2%
13
Singapore
JPY 934612
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 924416
20.8%
15
China
JPY 837120
28.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1085549
7.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 980858
16.0%
2
Mozambique
JPY 921990
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 912940
21.8%
4
Cameroon
JPY 912279
21.8%
5
Kenya
JPY 896968
23.2%
6
Angola
JPY 872990
25.2%
7
Ghana
JPY 867657
25.7%
8
Nigeria
JPY 813034
30.3%
9
Uganda
JPY 803879
31.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 799262
31.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 787392
32.5%
12
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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.