Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
568,214 円
Income Tax
- 24,328 円
National Surtax
- 511 円
Health Insurance
- 27,956 円
Pension
- 51,992 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,705 円
Total tax
- 106,491 円
Net pay
* 461,723 円
Marginal tax rate
18.8%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
461,723 円
Net pay
83,442 円
Tax the employer pays
106,491 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
189,934 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 83,442 円 to pay you 568,214 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 568,214 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 106,491 円. That means that your net pay will be 461,723 円 per year, or 38,477 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.8%. 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 18.75 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.25 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 519002
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 486739
14.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 542183
4.6%
1
Colombia
JPY 572449
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 523041
8.0%
3
Brazil
JPY 522916
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 514517
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 513731
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 508552
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 505711
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 497187
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 468208
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 457147
19.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 389538
31.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 562532
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 523458
7.9%
2
Kenya
JPY 482738
15.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 477580
16.0%
4
Cameroon
JPY 477304
16.0%
5
Mozambique
JPY 461553
18.8%
6
Zambia
JPY 448970
21.0%
7
Ghana
JPY 443132
22.0%
8
Angola
JPY 432862
23.8%
9
Senegal
JPY 416962
26.6%
10
Uganda
JPY 414664
27.0%
11
Nigeria
JPY 405609
28.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 568214
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 539803
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 539803
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 522756
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 522759
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 505708
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 493494
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 455256
19.9%
8
Egypt
JPY 448148
21.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 360066
36.6%
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.