Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,794,240 円
Income Tax
- 76,820 円
National Surtax
- 1,613 円
Health Insurance
- 88,277 円
Pension
- 164,173 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,383 円
Total tax
- 336,266 円
Net pay
* 1,457,974 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
1,457,974 円
Net pay
263,484 円
Tax the employer pays
336,266 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
599,750 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 263,484 円 to pay you 1,794,240 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 1,794,240 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 336,266 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,457,974 円 per year, or 121,498 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 1794241
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 1794240
0.0%
2
Spain
JPY 1680305
6.4%
3
Switzerland
JPY 1668042
7.0%
4
Italy
JPY 1620588
9.7%
5
France
JPY 1620198
9.7%
6
Norway
JPY 1616210
9.9%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1586767
11.6%
8
Russia
JPY 1560989
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 1526793
14.9%
10
Austria
JPY 1525516
15.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1462306
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1444363
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1441223
19.7%
14
Greece
JPY 1402213
21.9%
15
Sweden
JPY 1395497
22.2%
16
Poland
JPY 1337345
25.5%
17
Portugal
JPY 1280880
28.6%
18
Finland
JPY 1242511
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 1220084
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 1197818
33.2%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1129069
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1049630
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1616850
9.9%
1
Canada
JPY 1368979
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1794240
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1704528
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1678587
6.5%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1635432
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1607452
10.4%
5
South Korea
JPY 1575261
12.2%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1553854
13.4%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1545111
13.9%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1536879
14.3%
9
Philippines
JPY 1500587
16.4%
10
Japan
JPY 1457974
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1435928
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1421038
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1405043
21.7%
14
India
JPY 1370754
23.6%
15
China
JPY 1274486
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1652820
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1631564
9.1%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1623994
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1622199
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1605845
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1596873
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1494667
16.7%
7
Chile
JPY 1478234
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1436212
20.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1433598
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1406568
21.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 1165185
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1593580
11.2%
1
Morocco
JPY 1391204
22.5%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1376654
23.3%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1344952
25.0%
4
Kenya
JPY 1333874
25.7%
5
Angola
JPY 1331655
25.8%
6
Ghana
JPY 1312078
26.9%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1293730
27.9%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1239552
30.9%
9
Uganda
JPY 1211460
32.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 1205553
32.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 1148357
36.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1704528
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1704528
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1650702
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1650699
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1614816
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1596875
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1558298
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1388165
22.6%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1374775
23.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 1020214
43.1%
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.