Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,930,680 円
Income Tax
- 251,358 円
National Surtax
- 5,279 円
Health Insurance
- 193,389 円
Pension
- 359,657 円
Unemployment insurance
- 11,792 円
Total tax
- 821,476 円
Net pay
* 3,109,204 円
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
20.9%
79.1%
Net pay
20.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,109,204 円
Net pay
577,220 円
Tax the employer pays
821,476 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,398,696 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 577,220 円 to pay you 3,930,680 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.56 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.9% tax rate now rises to 31.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,930,680 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 821,476 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,109,204 円 per year, or 259,100 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.9% 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 3545946
9.8%
1
Ireland
JPY 3493978
11.1%
2
United Kingdom
JPY 3449971
12.2%
3
Russia
JPY 3419692
13.0%
4
France
JPY 3344485
14.9%
5
Norway
JPY 3241147
17.5%
6
Hungary
JPY 3203504
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 3201888
18.5%
8
Austria
JPY 3176338
19.2%
9
Ukraine
JPY 3164197
19.5%
10
Spain
JPY 3141281
20.1%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 3107758
20.9%
12
Italy
JPY 2862059
27.2%
13
Greece
JPY 2834328
27.9%
14
Germany
JPY 2833554
27.9%
15
Sweden
JPY 2832488
27.9%
16
Poland
JPY 2701560
31.3%
17
Denmark
JPY 2635188
33.0%
18
Finland
JPY 2600410
33.8%
19
Portugal
JPY 2533818
35.5%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2473511
37.1%
21
Belgium
JPY 2350512
40.2%
22
Romania
JPY 2299447
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3274171
16.7%
1
Canada
JPY 2917580
25.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3703470
5.8%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3524049
10.4%
2
Thailand
JPY 3489084
11.2%
3
Australia
JPY 3453915
12.1%
4
South Korea
JPY 3298255
16.1%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3277977
16.6%
6
Pakistan
JPY 3174965
19.2%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3161058
19.6%
8
Kazakhstan
JPY 3143594
20.0%
9
Malaysia
JPY 3109962
20.9%
10
Japan
JPY 3109204
20.9%
11
Singapore
JPY 3105227
21.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 2986213
24.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2875403
26.9%
14
China
JPY 2745447
30.2%
15
India
JPY 2588714
34.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3553787
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3483878
11.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3477338
11.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3379096
14.0%
4
Colombia
JPY 3267248
16.9%
5
Panama
JPY 3227482
17.9%
6
Chile
JPY 3167760
19.4%
7
Mexico
JPY 3072660
21.8%
8
Peru
JPY 3014239
23.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 2936106
25.3%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2852290
27.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 2553871
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3139019
20.1%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2891168
26.5%
2
Angola
JPY 2886210
26.6%
3
Kenya
JPY 2829382
28.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 2753511
30.0%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2752445
30.0%
6
Morocco
JPY 2729394
30.6%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2692759
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2600146
33.9%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2582694
34.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 2534290
35.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 2462268
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3734146
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3734146
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3616227
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3616227
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3537612
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3498306
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3330092
15.3%
7
Egypt
JPY 2990495
23.9%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2977105
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2315035
41.1%
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.