Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,936,552 円
Income Tax
- 760,454 円
National Surtax
- 15,970 円
Health Insurance
- 341,278 円
Pension
- 634,695 円
Unemployment insurance
- 20,810 円
Total tax
- 1,773,206 円
Net pay
* 5,163,346 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
25.6%
74.4%
Net pay
25.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,163,346 円
Net pay
1,018,633 円
Tax the employer pays
1,773,206 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,791,839 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,018,633 円 to pay you 6,936,552 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.02 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.6% tax rate now rises to 35.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,936,552 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,773,206 円. That means that your net pay will be 5,163,346 円 per year, or 430,279 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.6% 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 31.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 681 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,407 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 5498187
20.7%
1
Canada
JPY 4966764
28.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 6268737
9.6%
1
Taiwan
JPY 6045935
12.8%
2
Thailand
JPY 5770374
16.8%
3
South Korea
JPY 5615504
19.0%
4
Kazakhstan
JPY 5578351
19.6%
5
Australia
JPY 5504677
20.6%
6
New Zealand
JPY 5383121
22.4%
7
Singapore
JPY 5322786
23.3%
8
Indonesia
JPY 5255310
24.2%
9
Pakistan
JPY 5196665
25.1%
10
Japan
JPY 5163346
25.6%
11
Malaysia
JPY 5065949
27.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 4975561
28.3%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4767331
31.3%
14
China
JPY 4553706
34.4%
15
India
JPY 4296049
38.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 6258870
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 5872713
15.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 5816580
16.2%
3
Chile
JPY 5705341
17.8%
4
Ecuador
JPY 5622060
19.0%
5
Panama
JPY 5501424
20.7%
6
Colombia
JPY 5362118
22.7%
7
Peru
JPY 5206877
24.9%
8
Brazil
JPY 5115364
26.3%
9
Mexico
JPY 5098110
26.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4771880
31.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 4507688
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 5072982
26.9%
1
South Africa
JPY 5030298
27.5%
2
Kenya
JPY 4933493
28.9%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4848804
30.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 4741895
31.6%
5
Nigeria
JPY 4737353
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4623356
33.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 4550916
34.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4412819
36.4%
9
Uganda
JPY 4364447
37.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 4337813
37.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 4310879
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 6589724
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 6589724
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 6381629
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 6381626
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 6242897
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 6173533
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 5495438
20.8%
7
Egypt
JPY 5244899
24.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 5231509
24.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 4069381
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.