Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
508,560 円
Income Tax
- 21,774 円
National Surtax
- 457 円
Health Insurance
- 25,021 円
Pension
- 46,533 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,526 円
Total tax
- 95,311 円
Net pay
* 413,249 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
413,249 円
Net pay
74,682 円
Tax the employer pays
95,311 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
169,993 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 74,682 円 to pay you 508,560 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 508,560 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 95,311 円. That means that your net pay will be 413,249 円 per year, or 34,437 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 464513
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 440834
13.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 492219
3.2%
1
Colombia
JPY 517567
7.3%
2
Brazil
JPY 468632
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 468130
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 460502
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 459797
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 455161
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 452619
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 444990
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 419053
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 414249
18.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 411531
19.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 508560
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 483132
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 483132
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 467874
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 467874
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 452621
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 441684
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 410515
19.3%
8
Egypt
JPY 400425
21.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 325323
36.0%
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.