Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,699,620 円
Income Tax
- 72,769 円
National Surtax
- 1,528 円
Health Insurance
- 83,621 円
Pension
- 155,515 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,099 円
Total tax
- 318,533 円
Net pay
* 1,381,087 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
1,381,087 円
Net pay
249,589 円
Tax the employer pays
318,533 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
568,122 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 249,589 円 to pay you 1,699,620 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 1,699,620 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 318,533 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,381,087 円 per year, or 115,091 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1533736
9.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1298837
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1699620
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1658503
2.4%
2
Thailand
JPY 1593429
6.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1549187
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1532507
9.8%
5
South Korea
JPY 1494189
12.1%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1483414
12.7%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1468365
13.6%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1458864
14.2%
9
Philippines
JPY 1429622
15.9%
10
Japan
JPY 1381087
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1359806
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1346099
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1337295
21.3%
14
India
JPY 1308319
23.0%
15
China
JPY 1208489
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1565439
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1560602
8.2%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1539005
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1536652
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1521160
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1512661
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1422883
16.3%
7
Chile
JPY 1400487
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1376426
19.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1357996
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1335366
21.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 1103682
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1516815
10.8%
1
Morocco
JPY 1330166
21.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1308527
23.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1279771
24.7%
4
Kenya
JPY 1267640
25.4%
5
Angola
JPY 1262713
25.7%
6
Ghana
JPY 1245016
26.8%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1238565
27.1%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1175192
30.9%
9
Uganda
JPY 1149957
32.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 1145299
32.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 1090166
35.9%
12
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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.