Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,759,350 円
Income Tax
- 226,982 円
National Surtax
- 4,767 円
Health Insurance
- 184,960 円
Pension
- 343,981 円
Unemployment insurance
- 11,278 円
Total tax
- 771,967 円
Net pay
* 2,987,383 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
2,987,383 円
Net pay
552,061 円
Tax the employer pays
771,967 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,324,028 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 552,061 円 to pay you 3,759,350 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 3,759,350 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 771,967 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,987,383 円 per year, or 248,949 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 28.89 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.11 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 3,556 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 3409430
9.3%
1
Ireland
JPY 3382031
10.0%
2
United Kingdom
JPY 3335608
11.3%
3
Russia
JPY 3270635
13.0%
4
France
JPY 3206735
14.7%
5
Norway
JPY 3126927
16.8%
6
Luxembourg
JPY 3079198
18.1%
7
Hungary
JPY 3063870
18.5%
8
Austria
JPY 3057098
18.7%
9
Ukraine
JPY 3026277
19.5%
10
Spain
JPY 3021833
19.6%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 2980974
20.7%
12
Italy
JPY 2764624
26.5%
13
Germany
JPY 2736644
27.2%
14
Greece
JPY 2722581
27.6%
15
Sweden
JPY 2717648
27.7%
16
Poland
JPY 2592158
31.1%
17
Denmark
JPY 2519921
33.0%
18
Finland
JPY 2494065
33.7%
19
Portugal
JPY 2440587
35.1%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2365711
37.1%
21
Belgium
JPY 2278893
39.4%
22
Romania
JPY 2199220
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3146066
16.3%
1
Canada
JPY 2792593
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3547308
5.6%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3375936
10.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 3352020
10.8%
3
Australia
JPY 3318565
11.7%
4
South Korea
JPY 3164293
15.8%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3139011
16.5%
6
Pakistan
JPY 3059317
18.6%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3036416
19.2%
8
Kazakhstan
JPY 3004817
20.1%
9
Malaysia
JPY 2994823
20.3%
10
Japan
JPY 2987383
20.5%
11
Singapore
JPY 2974023
20.9%
12
Philippines
JPY 2870565
23.6%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2760551
26.6%
14
China
JPY 2645151
29.6%
15
India
JPY 2491398
33.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3398885
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 3339331
11.2%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 3339287
11.2%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3245267
13.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 3147243
16.3%
5
Panama
JPY 3097872
17.6%
6
Chile
JPY 3033148
19.3%
7
Mexico
JPY 2955416
21.4%
8
Peru
JPY 2885313
23.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 2811892
25.2%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2735931
27.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 2442507
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3020801
19.7%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2777446
26.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2761568
26.5%
3
Kenya
JPY 2709451
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 2640974
29.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 2640176
29.8%
6
Morocco
JPY 2625570
30.2%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2576220
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2488782
33.8%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2478379
34.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 2431492
35.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 2356900
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3571383
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3571383
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3458601
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3458603
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3383415
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3345823
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3200429
14.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 2861998
23.9%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2848608
24.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 2209711
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.