Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,274,884 円
Income Tax
- 54,584 円
National Surtax
- 1,146 円
Health Insurance
- 62,724 円
Pension
- 116,652 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,825 円
Total tax
- 238,931 円
Net pay
* 1,035,953 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
1,035,953 円
Net pay
187,217 円
Tax the employer pays
238,931 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
426,148 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 187,217 円 to pay you 1,274,884 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 1,274,884 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 238,931 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,035,953 円 per year, or 86,329 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
JPY 1274884
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 1274884
0.0%
2
Spain
JPY 1193928
6.4%
3
Switzerland
JPY 1184002
7.1%
4
Norway
JPY 1182159
7.3%
5
Italy
JPY 1157722
9.2%
6
France
JPY 1151219
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 1134647
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
JPY 1132070
11.2%
9
Russia
JPY 1109149
13.0%
10
Austria
JPY 1083942
15.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1039030
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1026282
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1024050
19.7%
14
Sweden
JPY 1005492
21.1%
15
Poland
JPY 998986
21.6%
16
Greece
JPY 996331
21.9%
17
Portugal
JPY 939391
26.3%
18
Finland
JPY 882857
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 866921
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 848401
33.5%
21
Netherlands
JPY 802230
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 745807
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1160653
9.0%
1
Canada
JPY 983983
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1274884
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1274884
0.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1206490
5.4%
3
Pakistan
JPY 1188636
6.8%
4
Taiwan
JPY 1162044
8.9%
5
Malaysia
JPY 1125103
11.8%
6
South Korea
JPY 1124211
11.8%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1123300
11.9%
8
Philippines
JPY 1111092
12.9%
9
Indonesia
JPY 1108670
13.0%
10
Japan
JPY 1035953
18.7%
11
Vietnam
JPY 1024580
19.6%
12
India
JPY 1022896
19.8%
13
Singapore
JPY 1020335
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 1009708
20.8%
15
China
JPY 912236
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1173531
8.0%
1
Colombia
JPY 1172893
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1154407
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1152642
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1141021
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1134646
11.0%
6
Peru
JPY 1115524
12.5%
7
Mexico
JPY 1100657
13.7%
8
Brazil
JPY 1090687
14.5%
9
Chile
JPY 1050504
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 1018632
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 827604
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1172779
8.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 1054382
17.3%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1002717
21.4%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 987138
22.6%
4
Cameroon
JPY 985894
22.7%
5
Kenya
JPY 972330
23.7%
6
Angola
JPY 951858
25.3%
7
Ghana
JPY 943984
26.0%
8
Nigeria
JPY 886286
30.5%
9
Uganda
JPY 873879
31.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 869220
31.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 848238
33.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1211140
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1211140
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1172893
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1172894
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1147395
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1134648
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1107237
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 997673
21.7%
8
Lebanon
JPY 985258
22.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 759284
40.4%
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.