Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,352,580 円
Income Tax
- 57,911 円
National Surtax
- 1,216 円
Health Insurance
- 66,547 円
Pension
- 123,761 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,058 円
Total tax
- 253,493 円
Net pay
* 1,099,087 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
1,099,087 円
Net pay
198,626 円
Tax the employer pays
253,493 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
452,119 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 198,626 円 to pay you 1,352,580 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 1,352,580 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 253,493 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,099,087 円 per year, or 91,591 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.8%. 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 18.75 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.25 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 1228900
9.1%
1
Canada
JPY 1041577
23.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1235713
8.6%
1
Morocco
JPY 1105775
18.3%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1058658
21.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1040668
23.1%
4
Cameroon
JPY 1035191
23.5%
5
Kenya
JPY 1026012
24.1%
6
Angola
JPY 1008759
25.4%
7
Ghana
JPY 999051
26.1%
8
Nigeria
JPY 939135
30.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 924381
31.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 919723
32.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 892136
34.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1284951
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1284951
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1244374
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1244374
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1217322
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1203795
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1174716
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1056920
21.9%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1043530
22.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 798320
41.0%
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.