Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
481,062 円
Income Tax
- 20,597 円
National Surtax
- 433 円
Health Insurance
- 23,668 円
Pension
- 44,017 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,443 円
Total tax
- 90,158 円
Net pay
* 390,904 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
390,904 円
Net pay
70,644 円
Tax the employer pays
90,158 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
160,802 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 70,644 円 to pay you 481,062 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 481,062 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 90,158 円. That means that your net pay will be 390,904 円 per year, or 32,575 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 439397
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 419162
12.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 481062
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 481062
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 481062
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 475682
1.1%
4
Thailand
JPY 457009
5.0%
5
Philippines
JPY 453647
5.7%
6
Indonesia
JPY 442187
8.1%
7
Taiwan
JPY 438483
8.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 429643
10.7%
9
Malaysia
JPY 424169
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 423864
11.9%
11
India
JPY 423335
12.0%
12
China
JPY 417634
13.2%
13
Vietnam
JPY 405733
15.7%
14
Japan
JPY 390904
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
JPY 381001
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 467294
2.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 492269
7.3%
2
Brazil
JPY 443608
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 442818
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 435601
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 434935
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 430550
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 428146
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 420929
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 399281
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 396395
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 393990
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 476251
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 446904
7.1%
2
Kenya
JPY 413753
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 409527
14.9%
4
Cameroon
JPY 405873
15.6%
5
Zambia
JPY 399210
17.0%
6
Mozambique
JPY 394446
18.0%
7
Ghana
JPY 381363
20.7%
8
Angola
JPY 368578
23.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 362794
24.6%
10
Uganda
JPY 358324
25.5%
11
Nigeria
JPY 346328
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 481062
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 457009
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 457009
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 442576
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 442578
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 428143
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 417802
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 389892
19.0%
8
Egypt
JPY 378427
21.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 309308
35.7%
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.