Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,825,061 円
Income Tax
- 570,100 円
National Surtax
- 11,972 円
Health Insurance
- 286,593 円
Pension
- 532,993 円
Unemployment insurance
- 17,475 円
Total tax
- 1,419,133 円
Net pay
* 4,405,928 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,405,928 円
Net pay
855,410 円
Tax the employer pays
1,419,133 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,274,544 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 855,410 円 to pay you 5,825,061 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.90 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.4% tax rate now rises to 34.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,825,061 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,419,133 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,405,928 円 per year, or 367,161 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.4% 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 31.86 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 5068901
13.0%
1
Russia
JPY 5067803
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4826402
17.1%
3
Hungary
JPY 4747425
18.5%
4
United Kingdom
JPY 4714470
19.1%
5
Ukraine
JPY 4689174
19.5%
6
France
JPY 4682525
19.6%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 4509600
22.6%
8
Norway
JPY 4491439
22.9%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4406930
24.4%
10
Spain
JPY 4386361
24.7%
11
Austria
JPY 4215141
27.6%
12
Sweden
JPY 4118130
29.3%
13
Greece
JPY 4004008
31.3%
14
Denmark
JPY 3925444
32.6%
15
Germany
JPY 3880237
33.4%
16
Poland
JPY 3833619
34.2%
17
Italy
JPY 3709674
36.3%
18
Netherlands
JPY 3665638
37.1%
19
Finland
JPY 3649637
37.4%
20
Portugal
JPY 3518548
39.6%
21
Romania
JPY 3407661
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2953919
49.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4675805
19.7%
1
Canada
JPY 4244972
27.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5360768
8.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5159041
11.4%
2
Thailand
JPY 4936756
15.3%
3
Australia
JPY 4776650
18.0%
4
South Korea
JPY 4764628
18.2%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 4678043
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4636216
20.4%
7
Singapore
JPY 4511890
22.5%
8
Indonesia
JPY 4500608
22.7%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4453672
23.5%
10
Japan
JPY 4405928
24.4%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4344451
25.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 4249387
27.1%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4076157
30.0%
14
China
JPY 3864582
33.7%
15
India
JPY 3664722
37.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5266525
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5002058
14.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4971014
14.7%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4817142
17.3%
4
Chile
JPY 4714932
19.1%
5
Panama
JPY 4660583
20.0%
6
Colombia
JPY 4593296
21.2%
7
Peru
JPY 4399656
24.5%
8
Mexico
JPY 4351271
25.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 4309533
26.0%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4096938
29.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 3785219
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4352482
25.3%
1
Angola
JPY 4264373
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4155449
28.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4126335
29.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 4006644
31.2%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3981316
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3934981
32.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 3877366
33.4%
8
Uganda
JPY 3753127
35.6%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3736088
35.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 3670918
37.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 3627312
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5533808
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5533808
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5359056
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5359056
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5242555
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5184303
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4712949
19.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 4411281
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4397891
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3422037
41.3%
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.