Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
686,352 円
Income Tax
- 29,386 円
National Surtax
- 617 円
Health Insurance
- 33,769 円
Pension
- 62,801 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,059 円
Total tax
- 128,632 円
Net pay
* 557,720 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
557,720 円
Net pay
100,791 円
Tax the employer pays
128,632 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
229,423 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 100,791 円 to pay you 686,352 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 686,352 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 128,632 円. That means that your net pay will be 557,720 円 per year, or 46,477 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 626906
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 571191
16.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 686352
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 686352
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 686352
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 673229
1.9%
4
Philippines
JPY 653998
4.7%
5
Thailand
JPY 651276
5.1%
6
Taiwan
JPY 625603
8.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 623425
9.2%
8
South Korea
JPY 610238
11.1%
9
Malaysia
JPY 605292
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 604745
11.9%
11
India
JPY 603990
12.0%
12
Vietnam
JPY 571094
16.8%
13
Japan
JPY 557720
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 543591
20.8%
15
China
JPY 515965
24.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 679489
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 622616
9.3%
2
Cameroon
JPY 570819
16.8%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 569251
17.1%
4
Kenya
JPY 563928
17.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 552519
19.5%
6
Ghana
JPY 526862
23.2%
7
Angola
JPY 519953
24.2%
8
Zambia
JPY 515718
24.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 493043
28.2%
10
Uganda
JPY 491333
28.4%
11
Nigeria
JPY 485967
29.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 686352
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 652034
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 652034
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 631445
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 631443
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 610855
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 596097
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 543859
20.8%
8
Egypt
JPY 542126
21.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 428871
37.5%
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.