Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
905,592 円
Income Tax
- 38,773 円
National Surtax
- 814 円
Health Insurance
- 44,555 円
Pension
- 82,862 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,717 円
Total tax
- 169,721 円
Net pay
* 735,871 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
735,871 円
Net pay
132,986 円
Tax the employer pays
169,721 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
302,707 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 132,986 円 to pay you 905,592 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 905,592 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 169,721 円. That means that your net pay will be 735,871 円 per year, or 61,323 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 905593
0.0%
1
Austria
JPY 905592
0.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 905592
0.0%
3
Norway
JPY 899160
0.7%
4
Spain
JPY 848086
6.4%
5
Switzerland
JPY 839822
7.3%
6
Italy
JPY 822368
9.2%
7
France
JPY 817749
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 805977
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 805525
11.1%
10
Germany
JPY 803067
11.3%
11
Russia
JPY 787865
13.0%
12
Hungary
JPY 738057
18.5%
13
Ukraine
JPY 729002
19.5%
14
Sweden
JPY 727823
19.6%
15
Poland
JPY 711106
21.5%
16
Greece
JPY 707728
21.9%
17
Portugal
JPY 674213
25.6%
18
Finland
JPY 627122
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 615803
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 599945
33.8%
21
Netherlands
JPY 569868
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 529771
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 827159
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 723449
20.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 873653
3.5%
1
Morocco
JPY 799732
11.7%
2
Cameroon
JPY 732481
19.1%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 728121
19.6%
4
Mozambique
JPY 721334
20.4%
5
Kenya
JPY 716289
20.9%
6
Ghana
JPY 682248
24.7%
7
Angola
JPY 681407
24.8%
8
Zambia
JPY 639588
29.4%
9
Nigeria
JPY 635094
29.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 634234
30.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 633839
30.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 860312
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 860312
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 833143
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 833145
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 815033
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 805976
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 786507
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 712037
21.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 708289
21.8%
9
Turkey
JPY 556558
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.