Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,514,128 円
Income Tax
- 688,110 円
National Surtax
- 14,450 円
Health Insurance
- 320,495 円
Pension
- 596,043 円
Unemployment insurance
- 19,542 円
Total tax
- 1,638,640 円
Net pay
* 4,875,488 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
25.2%
74.8%
Net pay
25.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,875,488 円
Net pay
956,600 円
Tax the employer pays
1,638,640 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,595,240 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 956,600 円 to pay you 6,514,128 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.98 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.2% tax rate now rises to 34.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,514,128 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,638,640 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,875,488 円 per year, or 406,291 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.2% 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 5667291
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 5602352
14.0%
2
Hungary
JPY 5309014
18.5%
3
Ukraine
JPY 5243873
19.5%
4
Ireland
JPY 5230884
19.7%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 5174424
20.6%
6
France
JPY 5118705
21.4%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 5019510
22.9%
8
Norway
JPY 4946223
24.1%
9
Spain
JPY 4831844
25.8%
10
Luxembourg
JPY 4786949
26.5%
11
Austria
JPY 4618273
29.1%
12
Sweden
JPY 4600503
29.4%
13
Denmark
JPY 4389037
32.6%
14
Greece
JPY 4382741
32.7%
15
Germany
JPY 4244909
34.8%
16
Poland
JPY 4189022
35.7%
17
Netherlands
JPY 4099338
37.1%
18
Finland
JPY 3999820
38.6%
19
Italy
JPY 3977496
38.9%
20
Portugal
JPY 3843412
41.0%
21
Romania
JPY 3810765
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 3237804
50.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 5185639
20.4%
1
Canada
JPY 4690165
28.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5925495
9.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5714548
12.3%
2
Thailand
JPY 5453556
16.3%
3
South Korea
JPY 5292037
18.8%
4
Kazakhstan
JPY 5236187
19.6%
5
Australia
JPY 5227989
19.7%
6
New Zealand
JPY 5105969
21.6%
7
Singapore
JPY 5015027
23.0%
8
Indonesia
JPY 4968484
23.7%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4918792
24.5%
10
Japan
JPY 4875488
25.2%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4790356
26.5%
12
Philippines
JPY 4699577
27.9%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4504924
30.8%
14
China
JPY 4291803
34.1%
15
India
JPY 4056112
37.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5884990
9.7%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5541942
14.9%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5495221
15.6%
3
Chile
JPY 5339594
18.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 5316302
18.4%
5
Panama
JPY 5181861
20.5%
6
Colombia
JPY 5075472
22.1%
7
Peru
JPY 4900092
24.8%
8
Mexico
JPY 4814497
26.1%
9
Brazil
JPY 4809106
26.2%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4515367
30.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 4233113
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4773080
26.7%
1
Angola
JPY 4765669
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4637796
28.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4574228
29.8%
4
Ghana
JPY 4462462
31.5%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4450020
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4361738
33.0%
7
Morocco
JPY 4294932
34.1%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4155626
36.2%
9
Uganda
JPY 4132114
36.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 4084358
37.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 4051088
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 6188421
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 6188421
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5992999
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5992996
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5862715
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5797575
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 5198052
20.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 4928081
24.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4914691
24.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 3823357
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.