Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,726,376 円
Income Tax
- 1,102,147 円
National Surtax
- 23,145 円
Health Insurance
- 429,338 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 26,179 円
Total tax
- 2,294,509 円
Net pay
* 6,431,867 円
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,431,867 円
Net pay
1,196,705 円
Tax the employer pays
2,294,509 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,491,213 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,196,705 円 to pay you 8,726,376 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 35.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,726,376 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,294,509 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,431,867 円 per year, or 535,989 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.3% and your marginal tax rate is 27.5%. 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 27.47 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72.53 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 725 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,627 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 7591947
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 7279327
16.6%
2
Hungary
JPY 7111996
18.5%
3
Ukraine
JPY 7024733
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
JPY 6656573
23.7%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 6651098
23.8%
6
France
JPY 6519059
25.3%
7
Norway
JPY 6404697
26.6%
8
Ireland
JPY 6372771
27.0%
9
Spain
JPY 6164059
29.4%
10
Denmark
JPY 5865486
32.8%
11
Luxembourg
JPY 5835601
33.1%
12
Sweden
JPY 5832967
33.2%
13
Austria
JPY 5814969
33.4%
14
Greece
JPY 5523121
36.7%
15
Netherlands
JPY 5491562
37.1%
16
Poland
JPY 5446936
37.6%
17
Germany
JPY 5351868
38.7%
18
Romania
JPY 5104930
41.5%
19
Finland
JPY 5084842
41.7%
20
Italy
JPY 5009074
42.6%
21
Portugal
JPY 4817927
44.8%
22
Belgium
JPY 4113283
52.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 6793164
22.2%
1
Canada
JPY 6194782
29.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 7748032
11.2%
1
Taiwan
JPY 7450034
14.6%
2
Thailand
JPY 7112742
18.5%
3
Kazakhstan
JPY 7028108
19.5%
4
South Korea
JPY 6910334
20.8%
5
Singapore
JPY 6716491
23.0%
6
Australia
JPY 6677011
23.5%
7
New Zealand
JPY 6557425
24.9%
8
Indonesia
JPY 6470601
25.9%
9
Japan
JPY 6431867
26.3%
10
Pakistan
JPY 6360065
27.1%
11
Malaysia
JPY 6230701
28.6%
12
China
JPY 6160880
29.4%
13
Philippines
JPY 6144912
29.6%
14
Vietnam
JPY 5924682
32.1%
15
India
JPY 5312669
39.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 7843009
10.1%
1
Chile
JPY 7245259
17.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 7175223
17.8%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 7078159
18.9%
4
Panama
JPY 6837594
21.6%
5
Ecuador
JPY 6785776
22.2%
6
Colombia
JPY 6501927
25.5%
7
Peru
JPY 6475077
25.8%
8
Brazil
JPY 6412986
26.5%
9
Mexico
JPY 6273996
28.1%
10
Uruguay
JPY 6064614
30.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 5671074
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 6375079
26.9%
1
Kenya
JPY 6186370
29.1%
2
South Africa
JPY 6087524
30.2%
3
Mozambique
JPY 6012189
31.1%
4
Nigeria
JPY 5954791
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 5925864
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 5770976
33.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 5635528
35.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 5502553
36.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 5411707
38.0%
10
Zambia
JPY 5411621
38.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 5348850
38.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 8290057
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 8290057
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 8028268
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 8028267
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 7853739
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 7766472
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 6687010
23.4%
7
Egypt
JPY 6587267
24.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 6573877
24.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 5111792
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.