Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,301,884 円
Income Tax
- 651,761 円
National Surtax
- 13,687 円
Health Insurance
- 310,053 円
Pension
- 576,622 円
Unemployment insurance
- 18,906 円
Total tax
- 1,571,028 円
Net pay
* 4,730,856 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,730,856 円
Net pay
925,432 円
Tax the employer pays
1,571,028 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,496,460 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 925,432 円 to pay you 6,301,884 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.96 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.9% tax rate now rises to 34.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,301,884 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,571,028 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,730,856 円 per year, or 394,238 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.9% 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 31.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 682 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,408 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 5482639
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 5438286
13.7%
2
Hungary
JPY 5136035
18.5%
3
Ireland
JPY 5106298
19.0%
4
Ukraine
JPY 5073017
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 5032750
20.1%
6
France
JPY 4984356
20.9%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 4862449
22.8%
8
Norway
JPY 4806142
23.7%
9
Spain
JPY 4694628
25.5%
10
Luxembourg
JPY 4669897
25.9%
11
Austria
JPY 4494101
28.7%
12
Sweden
JPY 4451938
29.4%
13
Greece
JPY 4266085
32.3%
14
Denmark
JPY 4246242
32.6%
15
Germany
JPY 4132584
34.4%
16
Poland
JPY 4076886
35.3%
17
Netherlands
JPY 3965750
37.1%
18
Italy
JPY 3895004
38.2%
19
Finland
JPY 3891958
38.2%
20
Portugal
JPY 3743348
40.6%
21
Romania
JPY 3686602
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 3150363
50.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 5028602
20.2%
1
Canada
JPY 4553205
27.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5752112
8.7%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5548045
12.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 5294373
16.0%
3
South Korea
JPY 5129586
18.6%
4
Australia
JPY 5088969
19.3%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 5064270
19.6%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4963345
21.2%
7
Singapore
JPY 4860352
22.9%
8
Indonesia
JPY 4824371
23.5%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4775528
24.2%
10
Japan
JPY 4730856
24.9%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4653565
26.2%
12
Philippines
JPY 4560911
27.6%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4373289
30.6%
14
China
JPY 4160212
34.0%
15
India
JPY 3935558
37.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5695007
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5375648
14.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5333757
15.4%
3
Ecuador
JPY 5162552
18.1%
4
Chile
JPY 5150977
18.3%
5
Panama
JPY 5021298
20.3%
6
Colombia
JPY 4926881
21.8%
7
Peru
JPY 4745949
24.7%
8
Mexico
JPY 4671816
25.9%
9
Brazil
JPY 4655230
26.1%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4386484
30.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 4095154
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4643611
26.3%
1
Angola
JPY 4611261
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4489225
28.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4436270
29.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 4322063
31.4%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4305651
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4230290
32.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 4166315
33.9%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4026401
36.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 4015380
36.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 3957012
37.2%
11
Zambia
JPY 3920558
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5986790
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5986790
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5797732
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5797735
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5671696
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5608676
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 5048632
19.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 4768898
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4755508
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3699744
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.