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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1408794
9.5%
1
Canada
JPY 1193395
23.4%
2
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.