Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,608,443 円
Income Tax
- 68,865 円
National Surtax
- 1,446 円
Health Insurance
- 79,135 円
Pension
- 147,173 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,825 円
Total tax
- 301,445 円
Net pay
* 1,306,998 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
1,306,998 円
Net pay
236,200 円
Tax the employer pays
301,445 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
537,645 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 236,200 円 to pay you 1,608,443 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 1,608,443 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 301,445 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,306,998 円 per year, or 108,917 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
JPY 1608444
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 1608443
0.0%
2
Italy
JPY 1507492
6.3%
3
Spain
JPY 1506306
6.4%
4
Switzerland
JPY 1494879
7.1%
5
Norway
JPY 1467344
8.8%
6
France
JPY 1452425
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1424101
11.5%
8
Russia
JPY 1399345
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 1389303
13.6%
10
Austria
JPY 1367544
15.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1310881
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1294797
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1291982
19.7%
14
Greece
JPY 1257011
21.9%
15
Sweden
JPY 1256303
21.9%
16
Poland
JPY 1218705
24.2%
17
Portugal
JPY 1160564
27.9%
18
Finland
JPY 1113847
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 1093742
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 1072818
33.3%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1012172
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 940939
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1453648
9.6%
1
Canada
JPY 1231249
23.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1608443
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1608443
0.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1511370
6.0%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1466080
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1459565
9.3%
5
South Korea
JPY 1415356
12.0%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1414458
12.1%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1394411
13.3%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1383689
14.0%
9
Philippines
JPY 1361239
15.4%
10
Japan
JPY 1306998
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1287229
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1273887
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1272012
20.9%
14
India
JPY 1247048
22.5%
15
China
JPY 1144893
28.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1481236
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1479768
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1456445
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1454217
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1439556
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1431514
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1353712
15.8%
7
Chile
JPY 1325357
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1317222
18.1%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1285146
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1266755
21.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 1044417
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1442962
10.3%
1
Morocco
JPY 1271349
21.0%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1242880
22.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1216952
24.3%
4
Kenya
JPY 1203817
25.2%
5
Angola
JPY 1196140
25.6%
6
Cameroon
JPY 1185407
26.3%
7
Ghana
JPY 1180394
26.6%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1113173
30.8%
9
Uganda
JPY 1090692
32.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 1086034
32.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 1036789
35.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1528021
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1528021
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1479768
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1479766
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1447599
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1431517
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1396933
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1248817
22.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1235428
23.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 926868
42.4%
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.