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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
JPY 846144
0.0%
1
Austria
JPY 846144
0.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 846144
0.0%
3
Norway
JPY 846144
0.0%
4
Germany
JPY 813797
3.8%
5
Spain
JPY 792413
6.4%
6
Switzerland
JPY 784416
7.3%
7
Italy
JPY 768383
9.2%
8
France
JPY 764067
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 753068
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
JPY 752646
11.1%
11
Russia
JPY 736145
13.0%
12
Hungary
JPY 689607
18.5%
13
Sweden
JPY 683154
19.3%
14
Ukraine
JPY 681146
19.5%
15
Poland
JPY 664425
21.5%
16
Greece
JPY 661269
21.9%
17
Portugal
JPY 629954
25.6%
18
Finland
JPY 585954
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 575378
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 559949
33.8%
21
Netherlands
JPY 532415
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 494994
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 772860
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 682164
19.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 846144
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 846144
0.0%
2
Pakistan
JPY 813488
3.9%
3
Thailand
JPY 799187
5.6%
4
Philippines
JPY 781870
7.6%
5
Taiwan
JPY 771252
8.9%
6
Indonesia
JPY 755173
10.8%
7
Singapore
JPY 753888
10.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 749787
11.4%
9
Malaysia
JPY 746398
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 745537
11.9%
11
India
JPY 744607
12.0%
12
Vietnam
JPY 697797
17.5%
13
Japan
JPY 687565
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 670146
20.8%
15
China
JPY 636089
24.8%
16
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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.