Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,690,400 円
Income Tax
- 375,778 円
National Surtax
- 7,891 円
Health Insurance
- 230,768 円
Pension
- 429,172 円
Unemployment insurance
- 14,071 円
Total tax
- 1,057,680 円
Net pay
* 3,632,720 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
22.5%
77.5%
Net pay
22.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,632,720 円
Net pay
688,785 円
Tax the employer pays
1,057,680 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,746,465 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 688,785 円 to pay you 4,690,400 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.72 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.5% tax rate now rises to 32.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,690,400 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,057,680 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,632,720 円 per year, or 302,727 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.6% 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 4160922
11.3%
1
Russia
JPY 4080648
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4027133
14.1%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 3957084
15.6%
4
France
JPY 3934176
16.1%
5
Hungary
JPY 3822676
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 3775772
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 3742563
20.2%
8
Luxembourg
JPY 3712986
20.8%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 3669951
21.8%
10
Spain
JPY 3646108
22.3%
11
Austria
JPY 3600584
23.2%
12
Sweden
JPY 3341581
28.8%
13
Greece
JPY 3309615
29.4%
14
Germany
JPY 3260153
30.5%
15
Italy
JPY 3207758
31.6%
16
Poland
JPY 3186676
32.1%
17
Denmark
JPY 3152431
32.8%
18
Finland
JPY 3054516
34.9%
19
Netherlands
JPY 2951647
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 2933009
37.5%
21
Romania
JPY 2743884
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2599152
44.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3836281
18.2%
1
Canada
JPY 3466220
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4384612
6.5%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4180819
10.9%
2
Thailand
JPY 4085760
12.9%
3
Australia
JPY 4033448
14.0%
4
South Korea
JPY 3892138
17.0%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3857726
17.8%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 3758968
19.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3713755
20.8%
8
Pakistan
JPY 3687776
21.4%
9
Singapore
JPY 3683858
21.5%
10
Japan
JPY 3632720
22.6%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3605794
23.1%
12
Philippines
JPY 3499024
25.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3365292
28.3%
14
China
JPY 3161092
32.6%
15
India
JPY 3020235
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4240661
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4113050
12.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4089292
12.8%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3963791
15.5%
4
Panama
JPY 3802211
18.9%
5
Colombia
JPY 3798955
19.0%
6
Chile
JPY 3748724
20.1%
7
Mexico
JPY 3588495
23.5%
8
Peru
JPY 3575609
23.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 3486904
25.7%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3388154
27.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 3047689
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3637163
22.5%
1
Angola
JPY 3438907
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3388805
27.8%
3
Kenya
JPY 3361186
28.3%
4
Ghana
JPY 3256066
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 3232258
31.1%
6
Nigeria
JPY 3209520
31.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 3189775
32.0%
8
Uganda
JPY 3093964
34.0%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3045249
35.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 2990122
36.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 2929495
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4455880
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4455880
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4315167
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4315167
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4221360
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4174457
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3904806
16.8%
7
Egypt
JPY 3560285
24.1%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3546895
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 2761199
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.