Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
643,396 円
Income Tax
- 27,547 円
National Surtax
- 578 円
Health Insurance
- 31,655 円
Pension
- 58,871 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,930 円
Total tax
- 120,581 円
Net pay
* 522,815 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
522,815 円
Net pay
94,483 円
Tax the employer pays
120,581 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
215,064 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 94,483 円 to pay you 643,396 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 643,396 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 120,581 円. That means that your net pay will be 522,815 円 per year, or 43,568 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 587671
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 540876
15.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 643396
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 643396
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 643396
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 633168
1.6%
4
Philippines
JPY 613054
4.7%
5
Thailand
JPY 610965
5.0%
6
Indonesia
JPY 587411
8.7%
7
Taiwan
JPY 586449
8.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 572724
11.0%
9
Malaysia
JPY 567464
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 566896
11.9%
11
India
JPY 566188
12.0%
12
Vietnam
JPY 536493
16.6%
13
Japan
JPY 522815
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 509570
20.8%
15
China
JPY 491089
23.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 604259
6.1%
1
Colombia
JPY 641617
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 592246
8.0%
3
Brazil
JPY 590165
8.3%
4
Ecuador
JPY 582595
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 581704
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 575839
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 572622
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 562972
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 530158
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 514073
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 430099
33.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 636962
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 586561
8.8%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 536892
16.6%
3
Cameroon
JPY 536816
16.6%
4
Kenya
JPY 534313
17.0%
5
Mozambique
JPY 519443
19.3%
6
Ghana
JPY 496417
22.8%
7
Zambia
JPY 491448
23.6%
8
Angola
JPY 488286
24.1%
9
Senegal
JPY 465379
27.7%
10
Uganda
JPY 463412
28.0%
11
Nigeria
JPY 456748
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 643396
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 611226
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 611226
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 591923
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 591925
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 572624
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 558789
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 511642
20.5%
8
Egypt
JPY 508279
21.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 403853
37.2%
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.