Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,968,038 円
Income Tax
- 423,326 円
National Surtax
- 8,890 円
Health Insurance
- 244,427 円
Pension
- 454,575 円
Unemployment insurance
- 14,904 円
Total tax
- 1,146,123 円
Net pay
* 3,821,915 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
23.1%
76.9%
Net pay
23.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,821,915 円
Net pay
729,556 円
Tax the employer pays
1,146,123 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,875,679 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 729,556 円 to pay you 4,968,038 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.78 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.1% tax rate now rises to 32.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,968,038 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,146,123 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,821,915 円 per year, or 318,493 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.1% 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 31.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 682 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,408 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4041702
18.7%
1
Canada
JPY 3671979
26.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4491678
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4330579
12.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4312170
13.2%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4177309
15.9%
4
Panama
JPY 4012244
19.2%
5
Colombia
JPY 3993348
19.6%
6
Chile
JPY 3959196
20.3%
7
Peru
JPY 3777244
24.0%
8
Mexico
JPY 3775138
24.0%
9
Brazil
JPY 3688191
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3576520
28.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 3228154
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3814851
23.2%
1
Angola
JPY 3640888
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3569270
28.2%
3
Kenya
JPY 3555533
28.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 3439724
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 3404206
31.5%
6
Nigeria
JPY 3398369
31.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 3358020
32.4%
8
Uganda
JPY 3274429
34.1%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3214289
35.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 3156704
36.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 3100243
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4719636
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4719636
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4570594
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4570597
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4471234
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4421552
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4105182
17.4%
7
Egypt
JPY 3768514
24.1%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3755124
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 2922898
41.2%
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.