Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,169,480 円
Income Tax
- 50,071 円
National Surtax
- 1,052 円
Health Insurance
- 57,538 円
Pension
- 107,007 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,508 円
Total tax
- 219,177 円
Net pay
* 950,303 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
950,303 円
Net pay
171,738 円
Tax the employer pays
219,177 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
390,915 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 171,738 円 to pay you 1,169,480 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 1,169,480 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 219,177 円. That means that your net pay will be 950,303 円 per year, or 79,192 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 1067054
8.8%
1
Canada
JPY 907443
22.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1169480
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1169480
0.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1106356
5.4%
3
Pakistan
JPY 1096407
6.3%
4
Taiwan
JPY 1065969
8.9%
5
Philippines
JPY 1032971
11.7%
6
South Korea
JPY 1032161
11.7%
7
Malaysia
JPY 1032040
11.8%
8
New Zealand
JPY 1030429
11.9%
9
Indonesia
JPY 1021764
12.6%
10
India
JPY 952065
18.6%
11
Japan
JPY 950303
18.7%
12
Vietnam
JPY 944394
19.3%
13
Singapore
JPY 936433
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 926228
20.8%
15
China
JPY 838716
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1076506
8.0%
1
Colombia
JPY 1075922
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1058965
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1057345
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1046685
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1040838
11.0%
6
Peru
JPY 1023295
12.5%
7
Mexico
JPY 1018860
12.9%
8
Brazil
JPY 1013498
13.3%
9
Chile
JPY 963652
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 934415
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 759091
35.1%
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.