Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,334,172 円
Income Tax
- 657,290 円
National Surtax
- 13,803 円
Health Insurance
- 311,641 円
Pension
- 579,577 円
Unemployment insurance
- 19,003 円
Total tax
- 1,581,314 円
Net pay
* 4,752,858 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
25.0%
75.0%
Net pay
25.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,752,858 円
Net pay
930,173 円
Tax the employer pays
1,581,314 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,511,487 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 930,173 円 to pay you 6,334,172 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
34.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25% tax rate now rises to 34.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,334,172 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,581,314 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,752,858 円 per year, or 396,072 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.0% 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 5510730
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 5463245
13.8%
2
Hungary
JPY 5162350
18.5%
3
Ireland
JPY 5125252
19.1%
4
Ukraine
JPY 5099008
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 5054303
20.2%
6
France
JPY 5004795
21.0%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 4886342
22.9%
8
Norway
JPY 4827452
23.8%
9
Spain
JPY 4715502
25.6%
10
Luxembourg
JPY 4687704
26.0%
11
Austria
JPY 4512991
28.8%
12
Sweden
JPY 4474540
29.4%
13
Greece
JPY 4283832
32.4%
14
Denmark
JPY 4267965
32.6%
15
Germany
JPY 4149671
34.5%
16
Poland
JPY 4093945
35.4%
17
Netherlands
JPY 3986073
37.1%
18
Finland
JPY 3908366
38.3%
19
Italy
JPY 3907554
38.3%
20
Portugal
JPY 3758571
40.7%
21
Romania
JPY 3705491
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 3163664
50.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 5052492
20.2%
1
Canada
JPY 4574041
27.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5778567
8.8%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5573374
12.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 5318589
16.0%
3
South Korea
JPY 5154299
18.6%
4
Australia
JPY 5110118
19.3%
5
Kazakhstan
JPY 5090423
19.6%
6
New Zealand
JPY 4985495
21.3%
7
Singapore
JPY 4883946
22.9%
8
Indonesia
JPY 4846294
23.5%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4797322
24.3%
10
Japan
JPY 4752858
25.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4674375
26.2%
12
Philippines
JPY 4582006
27.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4393314
30.6%
14
China
JPY 4180231
34.0%
15
India
JPY 3953897
37.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5723992
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5400946
14.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5358320
15.4%
3
Ecuador
JPY 5185941
18.1%
4
Chile
JPY 5180504
18.2%
5
Panama
JPY 5045724
20.3%
6
Colombia
JPY 4949486
21.9%
7
Peru
JPY 4769398
24.7%
8
Mexico
JPY 4693521
25.9%
9
Brazil
JPY 4678638
26.1%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4406091
30.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 4116141
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4663307
26.4%
1
Angola
JPY 4634751
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4511827
28.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4457257
29.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 4343421
31.4%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4327614
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4250287
32.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 4185881
33.9%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4046060
36.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 4033138
36.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 3976385
37.2%
11
Zambia
JPY 3940415
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 6017463
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 6017463
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5827438
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5827439
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5700755
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5637415
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 5071363
19.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 4793114
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4779724
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3718549
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.