Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,172,472 円
Income Tax
- 287,078 円
National Surtax
- 6,029 円
Health Insurance
- 205,286 円
Pension
- 381,781 円
Unemployment insurance
- 12,517 円
Total tax
- 892,690 円
Net pay
* 3,279,782 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
21.4%
78.6%
Net pay
21.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,279,782 円
Net pay
612,728 円
Tax the employer pays
892,690 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,505,418 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 612,728 円 to pay you 4,172,472 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.61 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.4% tax rate now rises to 31.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,172,472 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 892,690 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,279,782 円 per year, or 273,315 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.4% and your marginal tax rate is 31.9%. 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 31.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 681 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,407 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 3738605
10.4%
1
Ireland
JPY 3656816
12.4%
2
Russia
JPY 3630051
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 3611367
13.5%
4
France
JPY 3536099
15.3%
5
Hungary
JPY 3400565
18.5%
6
Norway
JPY 3400730
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 3370688
19.2%
8
Ukraine
JPY 3358840
19.5%
9
Austria
JPY 3330823
20.2%
10
Spain
JPY 3306576
20.8%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 3286684
21.2%
12
Sweden
JPY 2994539
28.2%
13
Greece
JPY 2989360
28.4%
14
Italy
JPY 2988170
28.4%
15
Germany
JPY 2969907
28.8%
16
Poland
JPY 2855955
31.6%
17
Denmark
JPY 2798347
32.9%
18
Finland
JPY 2748187
34.1%
19
Portugal
JPY 2663515
36.2%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2625663
37.1%
21
Belgium
JPY 2442488
41.5%
22
Romania
JPY 2440896
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3453071
17.2%
1
Canada
JPY 3089565
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3922527
6.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3733075
10.5%
2
Thailand
JPY 3681934
11.8%
3
Australia
JPY 3644931
12.6%
4
South Korea
JPY 3487311
16.4%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3471653
16.8%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 3339446
20.0%
7
Pakistan
JPY 3338175
20.0%
8
Indonesia
JPY 3336962
20.0%
9
Singapore
JPY 3290391
21.1%
10
Japan
JPY 3279782
21.4%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3269158
21.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 3149422
24.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3037254
27.2%
14
China
JPY 2866064
31.3%
15
India
JPY 2726052
34.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3772395
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3685170
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3672101
12.0%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3565197
14.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 3436431
17.6%
5
Panama
JPY 3410398
18.3%
6
Chile
JPY 3356094
19.6%
7
Mexico
JPY 3238121
22.4%
8
Peru
JPY 3195391
23.4%
9
Brazil
JPY 3111406
25.4%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3016503
27.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 2711036
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3299658
20.9%
1
Angola
JPY 3062114
26.6%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3051660
26.9%
3
Kenya
JPY 2998637
28.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 2913457
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2906818
30.3%
6
Morocco
JPY 2875917
31.1%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2857225
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2757311
33.9%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2729909
34.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 2679365
35.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 2610970
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3963848
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3963848
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3838674
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3838675
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3755225
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3713498
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3513080
15.8%
7
Egypt
JPY 3171839
24.0%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3158449
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2459553
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.