Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,205,784 円
Income Tax
- 51,626 円
National Surtax
- 1,084 円
Health Insurance
- 59,325 円
Pension
- 110,329 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,617 円
Total tax
- 225,981 円
Net pay
* 979,803 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
979,803 円
Net pay
177,069 円
Tax the employer pays
225,981 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
403,050 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 177,069 円 to pay you 1,205,784 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 1,205,784 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 225,981 円. That means that your net pay will be 979,803 円 per year, or 81,650 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 1099522
8.8%
1
Canada
JPY 933059
22.6%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1116808
7.4%
1
Morocco
JPY 1007105
16.5%
2
Mozambique
JPY 951052
21.1%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 939529
22.1%
4
Cameroon
JPY 938803
22.1%
5
Kenya
JPY 923960
23.4%
6
Angola
JPY 901253
25.3%
7
Ghana
JPY 895010
25.8%
8
Nigeria
JPY 839284
30.4%
9
Uganda
JPY 828964
31.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 824305
31.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 809197
32.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1145495
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1145495
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1109319
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1109320
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1085206
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1073147
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1047223
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 944397
21.7%
8
Lebanon
JPY 933433
22.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 724212
39.9%
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.