Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
560,544 円
Income Tax
- 24,000 円
National Surtax
- 504 円
Health Insurance
- 27,579 円
Pension
- 51,290 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,682 円
Total tax
- 105,054 円
Net pay
* 455,490 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
455,490 円
Net pay
82,316 円
Tax the employer pays
105,054 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
187,370 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 82,316 円 to pay you 560,544 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 560,544 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 105,054 円. That means that your net pay will be 455,490 円 per year, or 37,958 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 511996
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 481216
14.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 535759
4.4%
1
Colombia
JPY 565393
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 515981
8.0%
3
Brazil
JPY 515937
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 507573
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 506796
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 501687
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 498884
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 490476
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 461888
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 451632
19.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 387708
30.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 554939
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 517020
7.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 477477
14.8%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 471529
15.9%
4
Cameroon
JPY 471232
15.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 455647
18.7%
6
Zambia
JPY 444636
20.7%
7
Ghana
JPY 437696
21.9%
8
Angola
JPY 427208
23.8%
9
Senegal
JPY 412023
26.5%
10
Uganda
JPY 409706
26.9%
11
Nigeria
JPY 400392
28.6%
12
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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.