Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
747,924 円
Income Tax
- 32,022 円
National Surtax
- 672 円
Health Insurance
- 36,798 円
Pension
- 68,435 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,244 円
Total tax
- 140,172 円
Net pay
* 607,752 円
Marginal tax rate
18.8%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
607,752 円
Net pay
109,833 円
Tax the employer pays
140,172 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
250,004 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 109,833 円 to pay you 747,924 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 747,924 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 140,172 円. That means that your net pay will be 607,752 円 per year, or 50,646 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.8%. 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 18.75 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.25 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 683146
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 613951
17.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 747924
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 747924
0.0%
2
Pakistan
JPY 727546
2.7%
3
Singapore
JPY 714383
4.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 708548
5.3%
5
Philippines
JPY 703818
5.9%
6
Taiwan
JPY 681725
8.9%
7
Indonesia
JPY 674191
9.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 664010
11.2%
9
Malaysia
JPY 659452
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 658996
11.9%
11
India
JPY 658173
12.0%
12
Vietnam
JPY 620690
17.0%
13
Japan
JPY 607752
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 592356
20.8%
15
China
JPY 562252
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
JPY 737782
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 688464
8.0%
2
Brazil
JPY 680428
9.0%
3
Ecuador
JPY 677245
9.5%
4
Guatemala
JPY 676209
9.6%
5
Mexico
JPY 673550
9.9%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 669392
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 665653
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 654434
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 616289
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 597591
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 486492
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 738951
1.2%
1
Morocco
JPY 674296
9.8%
2
Cameroon
JPY 619103
17.2%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 613868
17.9%
4
Kenya
JPY 606466
18.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 599930
19.8%
6
Ghana
JPY 570501
23.7%
7
Angola
JPY 565344
24.4%
8
Zambia
JPY 550506
26.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 532695
28.8%
10
Uganda
JPY 531355
29.0%
11
Nigeria
JPY 527848
29.4%
12
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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.