Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,409,730 円
Income Tax
- 841,490 円
National Surtax
- 17,671 円
Health Insurance
- 364,559 円
Pension
- 677,990 円
Unemployment insurance
- 22,229 円
Total tax
- 1,923,940 円
Net pay
* 5,485,790 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,485,790 円
Net pay
1,088,119 円
Tax the employer pays
1,923,940 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,012,059 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,088,119 円 to pay you 7,409,730 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.07 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26% tax rate now rises to 35.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,409,730 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,923,940 円. That means that your net pay will be 5,485,790 円 per year, or 457,149 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.0% 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 6446465
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 6287841
15.1%
2
Hungary
JPY 6038930
18.5%
3
Ukraine
JPY 5964833
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
JPY 5772237
22.1%
5
Ireland
JPY 5694697
23.2%
6
France
JPY 5685624
23.3%
7
Czech Republic
JPY 5682255
23.3%
8
Norway
JPY 5537320
25.3%
9
Spain
JPY 5361035
27.7%
10
Luxembourg
JPY 5230781
29.4%
11
Sweden
JPY 5174433
30.2%
12
Austria
JPY 5132462
30.7%
13
Denmark
JPY 4991589
32.6%
14
Greece
JPY 4873061
34.2%
15
Germany
JPY 4704742
36.5%
16
Poland
JPY 4689147
36.7%
17
Netherlands
JPY 4663021
37.1%
18
Finland
JPY 4454079
39.9%
19
Italy
JPY 4393432
40.7%
20
Romania
JPY 4334692
41.5%
21
Portugal
JPY 4238603
42.8%
22
Belgium
JPY 3605865
51.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 5848286
21.1%
1
Canada
JPY 5288824
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 6656852
10.2%
1
Taiwan
JPY 6417139
13.4%
2
Thailand
JPY 6125258
17.3%
3
South Korea
JPY 5970649
19.4%
4
Kazakhstan
JPY 5961625
19.5%
5
Australia
JPY 5814609
21.5%
6
New Zealand
JPY 5693573
23.2%
7
Singapore
JPY 5668584
23.5%
8
Indonesia
JPY 5576598
24.7%
9
Pakistan
JPY 5504245
25.7%
10
Japan
JPY 5485790
26.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 5372730
27.5%
12
Philippines
JPY 5284704
28.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 5068862
31.6%
14
China
JPY 4867459
34.3%
15
India
JPY 4564814
38.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 6677671
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 6191399
16.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 6176551
16.6%
3
Chile
JPY 6112217
17.5%
4
Ecuador
JPY 5900265
20.4%
5
Panama
JPY 5859384
20.9%
6
Colombia
JPY 5676919
23.4%
7
Peru
JPY 5548602
25.1%
8
Brazil
JPY 5458418
26.3%
9
Mexico
JPY 5414419
26.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 5059213
31.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 4815254
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 5417219
26.9%
1
South Africa
JPY 5310672
28.3%
2
Kenya
JPY 5264717
29.0%
3
Mozambique
JPY 5156370
30.4%
4
Nigeria
JPY 5059208
31.7%
5
Ghana
JPY 5054903
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4916407
33.7%
7
Morocco
JPY 4837656
34.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4700913
36.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 4624695
37.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 4621720
37.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 4601883
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 7039243
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 7039243
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 6816952
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 6816951
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 6668757
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 6594661
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 5828556
21.3%
7
Egypt
JPY 5599783
24.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 5586393
24.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 4344964
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.