Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,181,664 円
Income Tax
- 50,593 円
National Surtax
- 1,062 円
Health Insurance
- 58,138 円
Pension
- 108,122 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,545 円
Total tax
- 221,461 円
Net pay
* 960,203 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
960,203 円
Net pay
173,527 円
Tax the employer pays
221,461 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
394,988 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 173,527 円 to pay you 1,181,664 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 1,181,664 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 221,461 円. That means that your net pay will be 960,203 円 per year, or 80,017 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 1077950
8.8%
1
Canada
JPY 916040
22.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1097271
7.1%
1
Morocco
JPY 990603
16.2%
2
Mozambique
JPY 932888
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 922911
21.9%
4
Cameroon
JPY 922225
22.0%
5
Kenya
JPY 907076
23.2%
6
Angola
JPY 883588
25.2%
7
Ghana
JPY 877914
25.7%
8
Nigeria
JPY 822878
30.4%
9
Uganda
JPY 813286
31.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 808627
31.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 795569
32.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1122580
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1122581
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1087132
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1087129
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1063498
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1051683
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1026275
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 925800
21.7%
8
Lebanon
JPY 915343
22.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 711708
39.8%
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.