Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
605,540 円
Income Tax
- 25,926 円
National Surtax
- 544 円
Health Insurance
- 29,793 円
Pension
- 55,407 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,817 円
Total tax
- 113,487 円
Net pay
* 492,053 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
492,053 円
Net pay
88,924 円
Tax the employer pays
113,487 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
202,410 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 88,924 円 to pay you 605,540 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 605,540 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 113,487 円. That means that your net pay will be 492,053 円 per year, or 41,004 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 553094
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 513616
15.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 605540
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 605539
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 605540
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 597048
1.4%
4
Philippines
JPY 575719
4.9%
5
Thailand
JPY 575263
5.0%
6
Indonesia
JPY 554218
8.5%
7
Taiwan
JPY 551944
8.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 539573
10.9%
9
Malaysia
JPY 534066
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 533542
11.9%
11
India
JPY 532875
12.0%
12
Vietnam
JPY 506000
16.4%
13
Japan
JPY 492053
18.7%
14
China
JPY 484836
19.9%
15
Kazakhstan
JPY 479588
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 573446
5.3%
1
Colombia
JPY 606789
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 557400
8.0%
3
Brazil
JPY 556457
8.1%
4
Ecuador
JPY 548317
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 547478
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 541958
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 538930
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 529848
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 498965
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 483989
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 409676
32.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 599485
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 554787
8.4%
2
Kenya
JPY 508344
16.1%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 507027
16.3%
4
Cameroon
JPY 506850
16.3%
5
Mozambique
JPY 490294
19.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 470059
22.4%
7
Ghana
JPY 469587
22.5%
8
Angola
JPY 460379
24.0%
9
Senegal
JPY 441000
27.2%
10
Uganda
JPY 438805
27.5%
11
Nigeria
JPY 430998
28.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 605540
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 575263
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 575263
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 557098
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 557098
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 538930
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 525911
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 483250
20.2%
8
Egypt
JPY 478009
21.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 381805
37.0%
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.