Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,735,240 円
Income Tax
- 74,294 円
National Surtax
- 1,560 円
Health Insurance
- 85,374 円
Pension
- 158,774 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,206 円
Total tax
- 325,208 円
Net pay
* 1,410,032 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
1,410,032 円
Net pay
254,820 円
Tax the employer pays
325,208 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
580,028 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 254,820 円 to pay you 1,735,240 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 1,735,240 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 325,208 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,410,032 円 per year, or 117,503 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 1565024
9.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1325243
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1735240
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1667705
3.9%
2
Thailand
JPY 1625487
6.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1581654
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1560997
10.0%
5
South Korea
JPY 1524709
12.1%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1509118
13.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1497256
13.7%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1488233
14.2%
9
Philippines
JPY 1456337
16.1%
10
Japan
JPY 1410032
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1388257
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1374310
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1362799
21.5%
14
India
JPY 1332255
23.2%
15
China
JPY 1233334
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1598333
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1586253
8.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1571259
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1568857
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1553040
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1544363
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1449906
16.4%
7
Chile
JPY 1429838
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1399325
19.4%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1386457
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1362170
21.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 1126835
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1545668
10.9%
1
Morocco
JPY 1353144
22.0%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1334174
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1304313
24.8%
4
Kenya
JPY 1292574
25.5%
5
Angola
JPY 1288667
25.7%
6
Ghana
JPY 1270261
26.8%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1259332
27.4%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1199420
30.9%
9
Uganda
JPY 1173110
32.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1168034
32.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 1112072
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1648478
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1648478
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1596421
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1596419
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1561716
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1544365
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1507056
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1343915
22.6%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1330525
23.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 990572
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.