Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
655,968 円
Income Tax
- 28,085 円
National Surtax
- 590 円
Health Insurance
- 32,274 円
Pension
- 60,021 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,968 円
Total tax
- 122,938 円
Net pay
* 533,030 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
533,030 円
Net pay
96,329 円
Tax the employer pays
122,938 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
219,267 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 96,329 円 to pay you 655,968 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 655,968 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 122,938 円. That means that your net pay will be 533,030 円 per year, or 44,419 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 599155
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 549928
16.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 614274
6.4%
1
Colombia
JPY 653183
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 603818
8.0%
3
Brazil
JPY 601360
8.3%
4
Ecuador
JPY 593979
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 593070
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 587091
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 583811
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 573972
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 540518
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 524118
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 436881
33.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 649408
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 597113
9.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 546810
16.6%
3
Cameroon
JPY 546768
16.7%
4
Kenya
JPY 542978
17.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 529124
19.3%
6
Ghana
JPY 505327
23.0%
7
Zambia
JPY 498551
24.0%
8
Angola
JPY 497554
24.2%
9
Senegal
JPY 473476
27.8%
10
Uganda
JPY 471584
28.1%
11
Nigeria
JPY 465299
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 655968
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 623170
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 623170
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 603489
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 603492
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 583810
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 569708
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 521071
20.6%
8
Egypt
JPY 518216
21.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 411175
37.3%
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.