Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,230,246 円
Income Tax
- 810,752 円
National Surtax
- 17,026 円
Health Insurance
- 355,728 円
Pension
- 661,568 円
Unemployment insurance
- 21,691 円
Total tax
- 1,866,764 円
Net pay
* 5,363,482 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
25.8%
74.2%
Net pay
25.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,363,482 円
Net pay
1,061,762 円
Tax the employer pays
1,866,764 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,928,526 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,061,762 円 to pay you 7,230,246 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.05 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.8% tax rate now rises to 35.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,230,246 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,866,764 円. That means that your net pay will be 5,363,482 円 per year, or 446,957 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.8% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 6290314
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 6151971
14.9%
2
Hungary
JPY 5892650
18.5%
3
Ukraine
JPY 5820348
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
JPY 5652432
21.8%
5
Ireland
JPY 5602263
22.5%
6
France
JPY 5572010
22.9%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 5549437
23.3%
8
Norway
JPY 5418861
25.1%
9
Spain
JPY 5255098
27.3%
10
Luxembourg
JPY 5143384
28.9%
11
Sweden
JPY 5084664
29.7%
12
Austria
JPY 5031383
30.4%
13
Denmark
JPY 4870836
32.6%
14
Greece
JPY 4776343
33.9%
15
Germany
JPY 4613217
36.2%
16
Poland
JPY 4585846
36.6%
17
Netherlands
JPY 4550062
37.1%
18
Finland
JPY 4363751
39.7%
19
Italy
JPY 4309509
40.4%
20
Romania
JPY 4229694
41.5%
21
Portugal
JPY 4159630
42.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 3532596
51.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 5715488
21.0%
1
Canada
JPY 5162557
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 6509370
10.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 6276335
13.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 5990645
17.1%
3
South Korea
JPY 5840530
19.2%
4
Kazakhstan
JPY 5816243
19.6%
5
Australia
JPY 5697046
21.2%
6
New Zealand
JPY 5575814
22.9%
7
Singapore
JPY 5537418
23.4%
8
Indonesia
JPY 5454728
24.6%
9
Pakistan
JPY 5387580
25.5%
10
Japan
JPY 5363482
25.8%
11
Malaysia
JPY 5257052
27.3%
12
Philippines
JPY 5167441
28.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 4952198
31.5%
14
China
JPY 4743800
34.4%
15
India
JPY 4462867
38.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 6518813
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 6070515
16.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 6040008
16.5%
3
Chile
JPY 5957862
17.6%
4
Ecuador
JPY 5794738
19.9%
5
Panama
JPY 5723604
20.8%
6
Colombia
JPY 5557805
23.1%
7
Peru
JPY 5420172
25.0%
8
Brazil
JPY 5328292
26.3%
9
Mexico
JPY 5294438
26.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4950223
31.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 4698589
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 5286645
26.9%
1
South Africa
JPY 5204322
28.0%
2
Kenya
JPY 5139079
28.9%
3
Mozambique
JPY 5039705
30.3%
4
Nigeria
JPY 4937123
31.7%
5
Ghana
JPY 4936174
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4805248
33.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 4728891
34.6%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4591634
36.5%
9
Uganda
JPY 4525979
37.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 4514029
37.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 4491501
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 6868734
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 6868734
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 6651828
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 6651826
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 6507221
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 6434918
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 5702199
21.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 5465170
24.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 5451780
24.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 4240431
41.4%
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.