Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,215,024 円
Income Tax
- 294,365 円
National Surtax
- 6,182 円
Health Insurance
- 207,379 円
Pension
- 385,675 円
Unemployment insurance
- 12,645 円
Total tax
- 906,246 円
Net pay
* 3,308,778 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
21.5%
78.5%
Net pay
21.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,308,778 円
Net pay
618,976 円
Tax the employer pays
906,246 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,525,222 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 618,976 円 to pay you 4,215,024 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.62 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.5% tax rate now rises to 31.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,215,024 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 906,246 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,308,778 円 per year, or 275,732 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.5% 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 3772511
10.5%
1
Ireland
JPY 3687240
12.5%
2
Russia
JPY 3667071
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 3639771
13.7%
4
France
JPY 3568802
15.3%
5
Hungary
JPY 3435245
18.5%
6
Norway
JPY 3428815
18.7%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 3398810
19.4%
8
Ukraine
JPY 3393094
19.5%
9
Austria
JPY 3352987
20.5%
10
Spain
JPY 3334470
20.9%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 3318173
21.3%
12
Sweden
JPY 3023058
28.3%
13
Greece
JPY 3015673
28.5%
14
Italy
JPY 3006210
28.7%
15
Germany
JPY 2993752
29.0%
16
Poland
JPY 2883127
31.6%
17
Denmark
JPY 2827434
32.9%
18
Finland
JPY 2773355
34.2%
19
Portugal
JPY 2685657
36.3%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2652444
37.1%
21
Romania
JPY 2465789
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2455358
41.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3484555
17.3%
1
Canada
JPY 3119833
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3960526
6.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3769861
10.6%
2
Thailand
JPY 3715193
11.9%
3
Australia
JPY 3678548
12.7%
4
South Korea
JPY 3520582
16.5%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3504043
16.9%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 3373913
20.0%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3367919
20.1%
8
Pakistan
JPY 3366897
20.1%
9
Singapore
JPY 3322977
21.2%
10
Japan
JPY 3308778
21.5%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3297174
21.8%
12
Philippines
JPY 3178145
24.6%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3065737
27.3%
14
China
JPY 2887291
31.5%
15
India
JPY 2750221
34.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3810866
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3720594
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3706377
12.1%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3597947
14.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 3466195
17.8%
5
Panama
JPY 3442589
18.3%
6
Chile
JPY 3388351
19.6%
7
Mexico
JPY 3267240
22.5%
8
Peru
JPY 3226651
23.5%
9
Brazil
JPY 3142256
25.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3045402
27.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 2738695
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3327834
21.1%
1
Angola
JPY 3093071
26.6%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3079811
26.9%
3
Kenya
JPY 3028423
28.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 2941605
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2933985
30.4%
6
Morocco
JPY 2901703
31.2%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2886169
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2784970
33.9%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2755817
34.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 2704896
35.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 2637139
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4004273
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4004273
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3877820
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3877821
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3793521
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3751373
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3545283
15.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 3203753
24.0%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3190363
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2484336
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.