Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,133,492 円
Income Tax
- 451,662 円
National Surtax
- 9,485 円
Health Insurance
- 252,568 円
Pension
- 469,715 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,400 円
Total tax
- 1,198,830 円
Net pay
* 3,934,662 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
23.4%
76.6%
Net pay
23.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,934,662 円
Net pay
753,853 円
Tax the employer pays
1,198,830 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,952,683 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 753,853 円 to pay you 5,133,492 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
33.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.4% tax rate now rises to 33.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,133,492 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,198,830 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,934,662 円 per year, or 327,889 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.4% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 4527092
11.8%
1
Russia
JPY 4466138
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4343945
15.4%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4252849
17.2%
4
France
JPY 4244763
17.3%
5
Hungary
JPY 4183796
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4132461
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4035003
21.4%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 3997839
22.1%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 3993492
22.2%
10
Spain
JPY 3935843
23.3%
11
Austria
JPY 3836104
25.3%
12
Sweden
JPY 3639447
29.1%
13
Greece
JPY 3583389
30.2%
14
Germany
JPY 3504991
31.7%
15
Poland
JPY 3467195
32.5%
16
Denmark
JPY 3455834
32.7%
17
Italy
JPY 3402144
33.7%
18
Finland
JPY 3298182
35.8%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3230485
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3163489
38.4%
21
Romania
JPY 3003093
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2733524
46.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4164121
18.9%
1
Canada
JPY 3784537
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4768064
7.1%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4563868
11.1%
2
Thailand
JPY 4418079
13.9%
3
Australia
JPY 4323673
15.8%
4
South Korea
JPY 4234781
17.5%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4161731
18.9%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4117872
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4027645
21.5%
8
Singapore
JPY 4006607
22.0%
9
Pakistan
JPY 3986863
22.3%
10
Japan
JPY 3934662
23.4%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3893030
24.2%
12
Philippines
JPY 3795259
26.1%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3642889
29.0%
14
China
JPY 3435809
33.1%
15
India
JPY 3271911
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4641267
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4460213
13.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4439697
13.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4304551
16.2%
4
Panama
JPY 4137410
19.4%
5
Colombia
JPY 4109106
20.0%
6
Chile
JPY 4096892
20.2%
7
Peru
JPY 3897405
24.1%
8
Mexico
JPY 3886364
24.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 3808145
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3676990
28.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 3335699
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3920742
23.6%
1
Angola
JPY 3761256
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3676815
28.4%
3
Kenya
JPY 3671351
28.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 3549171
30.9%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3510911
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3506676
31.7%
7
Morocco
JPY 3458283
32.6%
8
Uganda
JPY 3372764
34.3%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3315026
35.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 3255977
36.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 3201997
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4876818
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4876817
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4722812
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4722814
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4620143
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4568806
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4224594
17.7%
7
Egypt
JPY 3892604
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3879214
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 3019261
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.