Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,086,020 円
Income Tax
- 443,532 円
National Surtax
- 9,314 円
Health Insurance
- 250,232 円
Pension
- 465,371 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,258 円
Total tax
- 1,183,707 円
Net pay
* 3,902,313 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
23.3%
76.7%
Net pay
23.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,902,313 円
Net pay
746,882 円
Tax the employer pays
1,183,707 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,930,589 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 746,882 円 to pay you 5,086,020 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.80 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.3% tax rate now rises to 33.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,086,020 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,183,707 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,902,313 円 per year, or 325,193 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.3% 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 4128995
18.8%
1
Canada
JPY 3752241
26.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4598347
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4423020
13.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4403107
13.4%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4268043
16.1%
4
Panama
JPY 4101497
19.4%
5
Colombia
JPY 4075893
19.9%
6
Chile
JPY 4055428
20.3%
7
Peru
JPY 3862928
24.1%
8
Mexico
JPY 3854451
24.2%
9
Brazil
JPY 3773728
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3648163
28.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 3304842
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3890359
23.5%
1
Angola
JPY 3726720
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3645958
28.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 3638120
28.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 3517769
30.8%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3478621
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3477275
31.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 3429516
32.6%
8
Uganda
JPY 3346654
34.2%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3286122
35.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 3227494
36.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 3172802
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4831719
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4831719
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4679140
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4679137
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4577418
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4526558
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4190332
17.6%
7
Egypt
JPY 3857000
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3843610
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 2991612
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.