Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,729,790 円
Income Tax
- 74,061 円
National Surtax
- 1,555 円
Health Insurance
- 85,106 円
Pension
- 158,276 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,189 円
Total tax
- 324,187 円
Net pay
* 1,405,603 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
1,405,603 円
Net pay
254,020 円
Tax the employer pays
324,187 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
578,207 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 254,020 円 to pay you 1,729,790 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 1,729,790 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 324,187 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,405,603 円 per year, or 117,134 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 1729790
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 1729790
0.0%
2
Spain
JPY 1619948
6.4%
3
Switzerland
JPY 1607974
7.0%
4
Italy
JPY 1581357
8.6%
5
Norway
JPY 1564566
9.6%
6
France
JPY 1562000
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1530341
11.5%
8
Russia
JPY 1504917
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 1479100
14.5%
10
Austria
JPY 1470717
15.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1409779
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1392481
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1389454
19.7%
14
Greece
JPY 1351846
21.9%
15
Sweden
JPY 1347521
22.1%
16
Poland
JPY 1296190
25.1%
17
Portugal
JPY 1239293
28.4%
18
Finland
JPY 1197879
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 1176256
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 1154456
33.3%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1088530
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1011927
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1560238
9.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1321203
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1729790
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1666297
3.7%
2
Thailand
JPY 1620582
6.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1576686
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1556643
10.0%
5
South Korea
JPY 1520039
12.1%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1505185
13.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1492836
13.7%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1483740
14.2%
9
Philippines
JPY 1452249
16.0%
10
Japan
JPY 1405603
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1383853
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1369994
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1358897
21.4%
14
India
JPY 1328593
23.2%
15
China
JPY 1229533
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1593300
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1582328
8.5%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1566325
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1563929
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1548162
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1539513
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1445772
16.4%
7
Chile
JPY 1425347
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1395821
19.3%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1382102
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1358069
21.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 1123293
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1541253
10.9%
1
Morocco
JPY 1349628
22.0%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1330250
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1300558
24.8%
4
Kenya
JPY 1288759
25.5%
5
Angola
JPY 1284696
25.7%
6
Ghana
JPY 1266399
26.8%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1256155
27.4%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1195713
30.9%
9
Uganda
JPY 1169568
32.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1164568
32.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 1108720
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1643301
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1643300
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1591405
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1591408
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1556811
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1539511
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1502323
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1339828
22.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1326438
23.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 987834
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.