Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,727,294 円
Income Tax
- 73,954 円
National Surtax
- 1,553 円
Health Insurance
- 84,983 円
Pension
- 158,047 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,182 円
Total tax
- 323,719 円
Net pay
* 1,403,575 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
1,403,575 円
Net pay
253,653 円
Tax the employer pays
323,719 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
577,372 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 253,653 円 to pay you 1,727,294 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 1,727,294 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 323,719 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,403,575 円 per year, or 116,965 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 1727294
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 1727295
0.0%
2
Spain
JPY 1617611
6.4%
3
Switzerland
JPY 1605648
7.0%
4
Italy
JPY 1579838
8.5%
5
Norway
JPY 1562566
9.5%
6
France
JPY 1559747
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1528155
11.5%
8
Russia
JPY 1502746
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 1477253
14.5%
10
Austria
JPY 1468595
15.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1407745
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1390472
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1387449
19.7%
14
Greece
JPY 1349894
21.9%
15
Sweden
JPY 1345645
22.1%
16
Poland
JPY 1294597
25.1%
17
Portugal
JPY 1237683
28.4%
18
Finland
JPY 1196152
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 1174560
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 1152777
33.3%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1086959
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1010467
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1558045
9.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1319353
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1727294
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1665652
3.6%
2
Thailand
JPY 1618336
6.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1574411
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1554646
10.0%
5
South Korea
JPY 1517901
12.1%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1503384
13.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1490811
13.7%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1481682
14.2%
9
Philippines
JPY 1450377
16.0%
10
Japan
JPY 1403575
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1381836
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1368017
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1357110
21.4%
14
India
JPY 1326916
23.2%
15
China
JPY 1227792
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1590996
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1580531
8.5%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1564064
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1561672
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1545928
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1537292
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1443878
16.4%
7
Chile
JPY 1423290
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1394217
19.3%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1380108
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1356191
21.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 1121671
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1539231
10.9%
1
Morocco
JPY 1348018
22.0%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1328452
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1298838
24.8%
4
Kenya
JPY 1287012
25.5%
5
Angola
JPY 1282877
25.7%
6
Ghana
JPY 1264630
26.8%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1254699
27.4%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1194015
30.9%
9
Uganda
JPY 1167946
32.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1162981
32.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 1107185
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1640929
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1640929
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1589111
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1589110
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1554564
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1537290
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1500155
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1337956
22.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1324566
23.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 986580
42.9%
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.