Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,557,379 円
Income Tax
- 66,679 円
National Surtax
- 1,400 円
Health Insurance
- 76,623 円
Pension
- 142,500 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,672 円
Total tax
- 291,875 円
Net pay
* 1,265,504 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
1,265,504 円
Net pay
228,701 円
Tax the employer pays
291,875 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
520,576 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 228,701 円 to pay you 1,557,379 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 1,557,379 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 291,875 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,265,504 円 per year, or 105,459 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 1557379
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 1557379
0.0%
2
Italy
JPY 1476409
5.2%
3
Spain
JPY 1458485
6.4%
4
Switzerland
JPY 1447286
7.1%
5
Norway
JPY 1426434
8.4%
6
France
JPY 1406315
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1379395
11.4%
8
Russia
JPY 1354920
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 1351516
13.2%
10
Austria
JPY 1324128
15.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1269264
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1253690
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1250965
19.7%
14
Sweden
JPY 1217939
21.8%
15
Greece
JPY 1217103
21.9%
16
Poland
JPY 1186098
23.8%
17
Portugal
JPY 1126863
27.6%
18
Finland
JPY 1078485
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 1059017
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 1038462
33.3%
21
Netherlands
JPY 980002
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 911066
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1408794
9.5%
1
Canada
JPY 1193395
23.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1557379
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1557379
0.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1465412
5.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1419535
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1418714
8.9%
5
South Korea
JPY 1370918
12.0%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1370870
12.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1352993
13.1%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1341587
13.9%
9
Philippines
JPY 1322941
15.1%
10
Japan
JPY 1265504
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1246583
20.0%
12
Vietnam
JPY 1235451
20.7%
13
Kazakhstan
JPY 1233444
20.8%
14
India
JPY 1212733
22.1%
15
China
JPY 1109276
28.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1434079
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1432789
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1410207
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1408050
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1393854
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1386067
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1314972
15.6%
7
Chile
JPY 1283280
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1283188
17.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1244346
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1228330
21.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 1011226
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1401600
10.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 1238409
20.5%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1206114
22.6%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1181770
24.1%
4
Kenya
JPY 1168072
25.0%
5
Angola
JPY 1158743
25.6%
6
Cameroon
JPY 1155636
25.8%
7
Ghana
JPY 1144202
26.5%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1078439
30.8%
9
Uganda
JPY 1057501
32.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 1052842
32.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 1007848
35.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1479510
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1479510
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1432789
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1432787
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1401641
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1386065
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1352583
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1210519
22.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1197130
23.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 901213
42.1%
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.