Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,386,584 円
Income Tax
- 495,006 円
National Surtax
- 10,395 円
Health Insurance
- 265,020 円
Pension
- 492,872 円
Unemployment insurance
- 16,160 円
Total tax
- 1,279,454 円
Net pay
* 4,107,130 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,107,130 円
Net pay
791,020 円
Tax the employer pays
1,279,454 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,070,473 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 791,020 円 to pay you 5,386,584 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.84 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 33.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,386,584 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,279,454 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,107,130 円 per year, or 342,261 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% 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 31.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 681 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,407 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 4728732
12.2%
1
Russia
JPY 4686328
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4524905
16.0%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4421788
17.9%
4
France
JPY 4404971
18.2%
5
Hungary
JPY 4390066
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4336200
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4202044
22.0%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 4185127
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4146638
23.0%
10
Spain
JPY 4100915
23.9%
11
Austria
JPY 3973350
26.2%
12
Sweden
JPY 3811226
29.3%
13
Greece
JPY 3739649
30.6%
14
Germany
JPY 3642851
32.4%
15
Denmark
JPY 3628155
32.6%
16
Poland
JPY 3602324
33.1%
17
Italy
JPY 3516917
34.7%
18
Finland
JPY 3426803
36.4%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3389730
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3295097
38.8%
21
Romania
JPY 3151152
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2810473
47.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4351381
19.2%
1
Canada
JPY 3956715
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4985870
7.4%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4782663
11.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 4607898
14.5%
3
Australia
JPY 4489448
16.7%
4
South Korea
JPY 4429021
17.8%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4335377
19.5%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4322877
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4202147
22.0%
8
Singapore
JPY 4191452
22.2%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4157700
22.8%
10
Japan
JPY 4107130
23.8%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4058236
24.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 3962915
26.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3801451
29.4%
14
China
JPY 3592726
33.3%
15
India
JPY 3415667
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4870091
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4658512
13.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4634773
14.0%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4499191
16.5%
4
Panama
JPY 4328874
19.6%
5
Chile
JPY 4317954
19.8%
6
Colombia
JPY 4286234
20.4%
7
Peru
JPY 4081213
24.2%
8
Mexico
JPY 4056505
24.7%
9
Brazil
JPY 3991637
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3830677
28.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 3500209
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4082720
24.2%
1
Angola
JPY 3945381
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3848515
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3841325
28.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 3716592
31.0%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3683064
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3663422
32.0%
7
Morocco
JPY 3611654
33.0%
8
Uganda
JPY 3511965
34.8%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3469121
35.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 3407832
36.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 3357649
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5117254
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5117255
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4955655
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4955656
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4847926
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4794061
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4404261
18.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 4082423
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4069033
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3166664
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.