Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
846,144 円
Income Tax
- 36,228 円
National Surtax
- 761 円
Health Insurance
- 41,630 円
Pension
- 77,422 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,538 円
Total tax
- 158,579 円
Net pay
* 687,565 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
687,565 円
Net pay
124,256 円
Tax the employer pays
158,579 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
282,836 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 124,256 円 to pay you 846,144 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 846,144 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 158,579 円. That means that your net pay will be 687,565 円 per year, or 57,297 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 772860
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 682164
19.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
JPY 801050
7.8%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 778876
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 766184
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 765012
9.6%
4
Brazil
JPY 761693
10.0%
5
Mexico
JPY 758439
10.4%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 757299
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 753069
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 740376
12.5%
9
Chile
JPY 697223
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 676069
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 548923
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 825500
2.4%
1
Morocco
JPY 754869
10.8%
2
Cameroon
JPY 691623
18.3%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 685042
19.0%
4
Mozambique
JPY 675559
20.2%
5
Kenya
JPY 675220
20.2%
6
Ghana
JPY 640115
24.4%
7
Angola
JPY 637705
24.6%
8
Zambia
JPY 606000
28.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 595949
29.6%
10
Uganda
JPY 595198
29.7%
11
Nigeria
JPY 594657
29.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 803837
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 803837
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 778454
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 778453
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 761530
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 753069
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 734876
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 665965
21.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 663703
21.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 521935
38.3%
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.