Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,421,828 円
Income Tax
- 501,042 円
National Surtax
- 10,522 円
Health Insurance
- 266,754 円
Pension
- 496,097 円
Unemployment insurance
- 16,265 円
Total tax
- 1,290,681 円
Net pay
* 4,131,147 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
4,131,147 円
Net pay
796,195 円
Tax the employer pays
1,290,681 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,086,876 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 796,195 円 to pay you 5,421,828 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.85 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 33.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,421,828 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,290,681 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,131,147 円 per year, or 344,262 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 4756073
12.3%
1
Russia
JPY 4716990
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4550105
16.1%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4445313
18.0%
4
France
JPY 4427282
18.3%
5
Hungary
JPY 4418790
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4364572
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4225305
22.1%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 4211208
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4167963
23.1%
10
Spain
JPY 4123902
23.9%
11
Austria
JPY 3992462
26.4%
12
Sweden
JPY 3835894
29.3%
13
Greece
JPY 3761410
30.6%
14
Germany
JPY 3662047
32.5%
15
Denmark
JPY 3652136
32.6%
16
Poland
JPY 3621141
33.2%
17
Italy
JPY 3532901
34.8%
18
Finland
JPY 3444714
36.5%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3411905
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3313423
38.9%
21
Romania
JPY 3171769
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2821189
48.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4377457
19.3%
1
Canada
JPY 3980691
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5016004
7.5%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4813131
11.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 4634331
14.5%
3
Australia
JPY 4512533
16.8%
4
South Korea
JPY 4455996
17.8%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4359559
19.6%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4351424
19.7%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4226448
22.1%
8
Singapore
JPY 4217209
22.2%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4181490
22.9%
10
Japan
JPY 4131147
23.8%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4081241
24.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 3985941
26.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3823532
29.5%
14
China
JPY 3614577
33.3%
15
India
JPY 3435686
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4901956
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4686124
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4661939
14.0%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4525039
16.5%
4
Panama
JPY 4355536
19.7%
5
Chile
JPY 4348738
19.8%
6
Colombia
JPY 4310919
20.5%
7
Peru
JPY 4106809
24.3%
8
Mexico
JPY 4080198
24.7%
9
Brazil
JPY 4017189
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3852079
29.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 3523118
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4105277
24.3%
1
Angola
JPY 3971021
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3873186
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3864233
28.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 3739906
31.0%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3707037
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3685249
32.0%
7
Morocco
JPY 3633012
33.0%
8
Uganda
JPY 3531349
34.9%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3490579
35.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 3428978
36.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 3379324
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5150736
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5150736
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4988080
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4988082
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4879645
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4825428
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4429073
18.3%
7
Egypt
JPY 4108856
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4095466
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3187190
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.