Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,419,432 円
Income Tax
- 329,372 円
National Surtax
- 6,917 円
Health Insurance
- 217,436 円
Pension
- 404,378 円
Unemployment insurance
- 13,258 円
Total tax
- 971,361 円
Net pay
* 3,448,071 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
22.0%
78.0%
Net pay
22.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,448,071 円
Net pay
648,994 円
Tax the employer pays
971,361 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,620,355 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 648,994 円 to pay you 4,419,432 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22% tax rate now rises to 32.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,419,432 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 971,361 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,448,071 円 per year, or 287,339 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.0% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3635794
17.7%
1
Canada
JPY 3265353
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4143062
6.3%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3946570
10.7%
2
Thailand
JPY 3874964
12.3%
3
Australia
JPY 3840030
13.1%
4
South Korea
JPY 3680407
16.7%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3659630
17.2%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 3539483
19.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3516626
20.4%
8
Pakistan
JPY 3504873
20.7%
9
Singapore
JPY 3479512
21.3%
10
Japan
JPY 3448071
22.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3431155
22.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 3316120
25.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3195531
27.7%
14
China
JPY 2993092
32.3%
15
India
JPY 2866325
35.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3995675
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3890763
12.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3871028
12.4%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3755275
15.0%
4
Colombia
JPY 3609173
18.3%
5
Panama
JPY 3597224
18.6%
6
Chile
JPY 3543309
19.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 3406337
22.9%
8
Peru
JPY 3376812
23.6%
9
Brazil
JPY 3290452
25.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3191859
27.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 2871560
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3463183
21.6%
1
Angola
JPY 3241777
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3212676
27.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 3171509
28.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 3076821
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 3064440
30.7%
6
Morocco
JPY 3025572
31.5%
7
Nigeria
JPY 3025208
31.6%
8
Uganda
JPY 2917835
34.0%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2880270
34.8%
10
Senegal
JPY 2827541
36.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 2762850
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4198460
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4198461
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4065876
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4065878
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3977489
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3933292
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3699979
16.3%
7
Egypt
JPY 3357059
24.0%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3343669
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2603385
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.