Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
881,244 円
Income Tax
- 37,730 円
National Surtax
- 792 円
Health Insurance
- 43,357 円
Pension
- 80,634 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,644 円
Total tax
- 165,158 円
Net pay
* 716,086 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
716,086 円
Net pay
129,411 円
Tax the employer pays
165,158 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
294,568 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 129,411 円 to pay you 881,244 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 881,244 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 165,158 円. That means that your net pay will be 716,086 円 per year, or 59,674 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 804920
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 706540
19.8%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 853931
3.1%
1
Morocco
JPY 781567
11.3%
2
Cameroon
JPY 715747
18.8%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 710477
19.4%
4
Mozambique
JPY 702586
20.3%
5
Kenya
JPY 699473
20.6%
6
Ghana
JPY 664992
24.5%
7
Angola
JPY 663509
24.7%
8
Zambia
JPY 625832
29.0%
9
Nigeria
JPY 618532
29.8%
10
Senegal
JPY 618554
29.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 618013
29.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 837182
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 837182
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 810743
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 810746
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 793120
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 784306
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 765360
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 693168
21.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 690028
21.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 542378
38.5%
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.