Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,334,688 円
Income Tax
- 314,859 円
National Surtax
- 6,612 円
Health Insurance
- 213,267 円
Pension
- 396,624 円
Unemployment insurance
- 13,004 円
Total tax
- 944,365 円
Net pay
* 3,390,323 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
21.8%
78.2%
Net pay
21.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,390,323 円
Net pay
636,549 円
Tax the employer pays
944,365 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,580,914 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 636,549 円 to pay you 4,334,688 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.65 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.8% tax rate now rises to 31.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,334,688 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 944,365 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,390,323 円 per year, or 282,527 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.8% 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 3867859
10.8%
1
Ireland
JPY 3772802
13.0%
2
Russia
JPY 3771179
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 3719646
14.2%
4
France
JPY 3660775
15.6%
5
Hungary
JPY 3532771
18.5%
6
Norway
JPY 3507793
19.1%
7
Ukraine
JPY 3489424
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
JPY 3477896
19.8%
9
Austria
JPY 3415313
21.2%
10
Spain
JPY 3412917
21.3%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 3406724
21.4%
12
Sweden
JPY 3103258
28.4%
13
Greece
JPY 3089664
28.7%
14
Germany
JPY 3060812
29.4%
15
Italy
JPY 3056946
29.5%
16
Poland
JPY 2959538
31.7%
17
Denmark
JPY 2909234
32.9%
18
Finland
JPY 2844130
34.4%
19
Portugal
JPY 2747921
36.6%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2727762
37.1%
21
Romania
JPY 2535792
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2491555
42.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3573093
17.6%
1
Canada
JPY 3204949
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4067386
6.2%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3873310
10.6%
2
Thailand
JPY 3808726
12.1%
3
Australia
JPY 3773082
13.0%
4
South Korea
JPY 3614146
16.6%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3595126
17.1%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 3470841
19.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3454974
20.3%
8
Pakistan
JPY 3447670
20.5%
9
Singapore
JPY 3414615
21.2%
10
Japan
JPY 3390323
21.8%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3375960
22.1%
12
Philippines
JPY 3258918
24.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3142438
27.5%
14
China
JPY 2946985
32.0%
15
India
JPY 2818190
35.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3919056
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3820215
11.9%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3802766
12.3%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3690050
14.9%
4
Colombia
JPY 3549897
18.1%
5
Panama
JPY 3533115
18.5%
6
Chile
JPY 3479066
19.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 3349127
22.7%
8
Peru
JPY 3314558
23.5%
9
Brazil
JPY 3229012
25.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3130468
27.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 2816477
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3407070
21.4%
1
Angola
JPY 3180126
26.6%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3157592
27.2%
3
Kenya
JPY 3112188
28.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 3020763
30.3%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 3010385
30.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 2974218
31.4%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2967565
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2862752
34.0%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2828674
34.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 2776694
35.9%
11
Zambia
JPY 2710732
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4117954
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4117954
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3987911
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3987914
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3901219
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3857873
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3635845
16.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 3293501
24.0%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3280111
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2554029
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.