Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,624,821 円
Income Tax
- 707,067 円
National Surtax
- 14,848 円
Health Insurance
- 325,941 円
Pension
- 606,171 円
Unemployment insurance
- 19,874 円
Total tax
- 1,673,902 円
Net pay
* 4,950,919 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
25.3%
74.7%
Net pay
25.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,950,919 円
Net pay
972,855 円
Tax the employer pays
1,673,902 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,646,757 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 972,855 円 to pay you 6,624,821 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.3% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,624,821 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,673,902 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,950,919 円 per year, or 412,577 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.3% 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 5763594
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 5687917
14.1%
2
Hungary
JPY 5399229
18.5%
3
Ukraine
JPY 5332981
19.5%
4
Ireland
JPY 5290469
20.1%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 5248312
20.8%
6
France
JPY 5188775
21.7%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 5101423
23.0%
8
Norway
JPY 5019280
24.2%
9
Spain
JPY 4899035
26.1%
10
Luxembourg
JPY 4843758
26.9%
11
Austria
JPY 4682389
29.3%
12
Sweden
JPY 4677984
29.4%
13
Denmark
JPY 4463510
32.6%
14
Greece
JPY 4443581
32.9%
15
Germany
JPY 4302314
35.1%
16
Poland
JPY 4247505
35.9%
17
Netherlands
JPY 4169008
37.1%
18
Finland
JPY 4056074
38.8%
19
Italy
JPY 4026429
39.2%
20
Portugal
JPY 3893244
41.2%
21
Romania
JPY 3875520
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 3283382
50.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 5267540
20.5%
1
Canada
JPY 4761620
28.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 6015439
9.2%
1
Taiwan
JPY 5801386
12.4%
2
Thailand
JPY 5536576
16.4%
3
South Korea
JPY 5376760
18.8%
4
Kazakhstan
JPY 5325849
19.6%
5
Australia
JPY 5300493
20.0%
6
New Zealand
JPY 5178594
21.8%
7
Singapore
JPY 5095655
23.1%
8
Indonesia
JPY 5043645
23.9%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4992803
24.6%
10
Japan
JPY 4950919
25.3%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4861953
26.6%
12
Philippines
JPY 4771897
28.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4573609
31.0%
14
China
JPY 4360433
34.2%
15
India
JPY 4118986
37.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5982962
9.7%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5628670
15.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5579431
15.8%
3
Chile
JPY 5435595
18.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 5396488
18.5%
5
Panama
JPY 5265600
20.5%
6
Colombia
JPY 5152968
22.2%
7
Peru
JPY 4980482
24.8%
8
Mexico
JPY 4888910
26.2%
9
Brazil
JPY 4889359
26.2%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4582584
30.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 4305063
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 4846198
26.9%
1
South Africa
JPY 4840603
26.9%
2
Kenya
JPY 4715281
28.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4646179
29.9%
4
Ghana
JPY 4535685
31.5%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4525313
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4430293
33.1%
7
Morocco
JPY 4362011
34.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4223021
36.3%
9
Uganda
JPY 4192995
36.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 4150774
37.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 4119164
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 6293580
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 6293580
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 6094836
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 6094836
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5962339
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5896093
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 5275980
20.4%
7
Egypt
JPY 5011101
24.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4997711
24.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 3887825
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.