Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,746,080 円
Income Tax
- 225,094 円
National Surtax
- 4,727 円
Health Insurance
- 184,307 円
Pension
- 342,766 円
Unemployment insurance
- 11,238 円
Total tax
- 768,133 円
Net pay
* 2,977,947 円
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
20.5%
79.5%
Net pay
20.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,977,947 円
Net pay
550,112 円
Tax the employer pays
768,133 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,318,245 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 550,112 円 to pay you 3,746,080 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.52 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.5% tax rate now rises to 30.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,746,080 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 768,133 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,977,947 円 per year, or 248,162 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.5% and your marginal tax rate is 28.9%. 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 28.90 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.10 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 711 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,555 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3136057
16.3%
1
Canada
JPY 2782756
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3535213
5.6%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3364464
10.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 3341404
10.8%
3
Australia
JPY 3308081
11.7%
4
South Korea
JPY 3153917
15.8%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3128248
16.5%
6
Pakistan
JPY 3050360
18.6%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3026762
19.2%
8
Kazakhstan
JPY 2994068
20.1%
9
Malaysia
JPY 2985762
20.3%
10
Japan
JPY 2977947
20.5%
11
Singapore
JPY 2963860
20.9%
12
Philippines
JPY 2861608
23.6%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2751643
26.6%
14
China
JPY 2635895
29.6%
15
India
JPY 2483861
33.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3386887
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 3328642
11.1%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 3327960
11.2%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3234774
13.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 3137948
16.2%
5
Panama
JPY 3087832
17.6%
6
Chile
JPY 3022722
19.3%
7
Mexico
JPY 2946336
21.4%
8
Peru
JPY 2875327
23.2%
9
Brazil
JPY 2802272
25.2%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2726919
27.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 2433881
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3011645
19.6%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2768638
26.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2751914
26.5%
3
Kenya
JPY 2700162
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 2632240
29.7%
5
Ghana
JPY 2631398
29.8%
6
Morocco
JPY 2617528
30.1%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2567194
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2480156
33.8%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2470300
34.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 2423530
35.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 2348739
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3558776
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3558776
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3446393
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3446395
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3371472
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3334010
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3190387
14.8%
7
Egypt
JPY 2852045
23.9%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2838655
24.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 2201319
41.2%
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.