Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,938,480 円
Income Tax
- 252,468 円
National Surtax
- 5,302 円
Health Insurance
- 193,773 円
Pension
- 360,371 円
Unemployment insurance
- 11,815 円
Total tax
- 823,729 円
Net pay
* 3,114,751 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
3,114,751 円
Net pay
578,366 円
Tax the employer pays
823,729 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,402,095 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 578,366 円 to pay you 3,938,480 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 3,938,480 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 823,729 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,114,751 円 per year, or 259,563 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3279943
16.7%
1
Canada
JPY 2923128
25.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3710579
5.8%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3530792
10.4%
2
Thailand
JPY 3495324
11.3%
3
Australia
JPY 3460077
12.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 3304354
16.1%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3284304
16.6%
6
Pakistan
JPY 3180230
19.3%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3166733
19.6%
8
Kazakhstan
JPY 3149912
20.0%
9
Malaysia
JPY 3115097
20.9%
10
Japan
JPY 3114751
20.9%
11
Singapore
JPY 3111200
21.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 2991478
24.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2880624
26.9%
14
China
JPY 2749338
30.2%
15
India
JPY 2593144
34.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3560839
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3490372
11.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3483621
11.6%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3385100
14.1%
4
Colombia
JPY 3272711
16.9%
5
Panama
JPY 3233383
17.9%
6
Chile
JPY 3173888
19.4%
7
Mexico
JPY 3077997
21.9%
8
Peru
JPY 3020108
23.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 2941762
25.3%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2857587
27.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 2558941
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3144401
20.2%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2896345
26.5%
2
Angola
JPY 2891885
26.6%
3
Kenya
JPY 2834842
28.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 2758671
30.0%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2757425
30.0%
6
Morocco
JPY 2734121
30.6%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2698064
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2605216
33.9%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2587443
34.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 2538970
35.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 2467065
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3741556
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3741556
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3623402
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3623400
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3544632
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3505245
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3335995
15.3%
7
Egypt
JPY 2996345
23.9%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2982955
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2319773
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.