Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,815,656 円
Income Tax
- 1,121,609 円
National Surtax
- 23,554 円
Health Insurance
- 433,730 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 26,447 円
Total tax
- 2,319,040 円
Net pay
* 6,496,616 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
6,496,616 円
Net pay
1,201,647 円
Tax the employer pays
2,319,040 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,520,687 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,201,647 円 to pay you 8,815,656 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.99 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 35.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,815,656 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,319,040 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,496,616 円 per year, or 541,385 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 27.48 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72.52 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 3,626 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 7669621
13.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 7344561
16.7%
2
Hungary
JPY 7184760
18.5%
3
Ukraine
JPY 7096603
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
JPY 6722641
23.7%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 6710693
23.9%
6
France
JPY 6575574
25.4%
7
Norway
JPY 6461887
26.7%
8
Ireland
JPY 6418750
27.2%
9
Spain
JPY 6220128
29.4%
10
Denmark
JPY 5923028
32.8%
11
Sweden
JPY 5877622
33.3%
12
Luxembourg
JPY 5876517
33.3%
13
Austria
JPY 5861249
33.5%
14
Greece
JPY 5566059
36.9%
15
Netherlands
JPY 5547756
37.1%
16
Poland
JPY 5498321
37.6%
17
Germany
JPY 5394934
38.8%
18
Romania
JPY 5157159
41.5%
19
Finland
JPY 5126642
41.9%
20
Italy
JPY 5050818
42.7%
21
Portugal
JPY 4857210
44.9%
22
Belgium
JPY 4146232
53.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 6850294
22.3%
1
Canada
JPY 6256842
29.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 7822135
11.3%
1
Taiwan
JPY 7520074
14.7%
2
Thailand
JPY 7179584
18.6%
3
Kazakhstan
JPY 7100425
19.5%
4
South Korea
JPY 6974052
20.9%
5
Singapore
JPY 6799522
22.9%
6
Australia
JPY 6735490
23.6%
7
New Zealand
JPY 6616001
25.0%
8
Indonesia
JPY 6531024
25.9%
9
Japan
JPY 6496616
26.3%
10
Pakistan
JPY 6418097
27.2%
11
Malaysia
JPY 6288595
28.7%
12
China
JPY 6227840
29.4%
13
Philippines
JPY 6203242
29.6%
14
Vietnam
JPY 5982714
32.1%
15
India
JPY 5363380
39.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 7922029
10.1%
1
Chile
JPY 7314081
17.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 7242072
17.9%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 7138290
19.0%
4
Panama
JPY 6899061
21.7%
5
Ecuador
JPY 6852926
22.3%
6
Colombia
JPY 6556762
25.6%
7
Peru
JPY 6537572
25.8%
8
Brazil
JPY 6477714
26.5%
9
Mexico
JPY 6332229
28.2%
10
Uruguay
JPY 6201983
29.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 5729106
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 6440030
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 6248866
29.1%
2
South Africa
JPY 6140199
30.4%
3
Mozambique
JPY 6070221
31.1%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6015519
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 5984923
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 5831894
33.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 5689631
35.5%
8
Cameroon
JPY 5556911
37.0%
9
Zambia
JPY 5466528
38.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 5465275
38.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 5397954
38.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 8374873
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 8374873
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 8110403
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 8110405
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 7934090
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 7845933
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 6741220
23.5%
7
Egypt
JPY 6654227
24.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 6640837
24.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 5163790
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.