Hiring in Japan through an Employer of Record
A Japanese employer pays half of the employees' pension premium, and the whole of the child and childcare contribution.
Employing someone in Japan through an Employer of Record costs their salary, plus 9.15 percent employees' pension, employer half, 0.36 percent child and childcare contribution, plus the vendor's own monthly fee, the lowest published being from $199 from RemoFirst. Major charges in this country had no official figure we could read, so that is a floor, not the full cost. The charges were read from nenkin.go.jp and the other government pages listed below, last on .
What does an employer pay on top of salary in Japan?
- 9.15% Employees' pension, employer half
- 0.36% Child and childcare contribution
This is a floor, not the full cost: major employer charges in Japan are left out, as explained below.
Each charge, and what it is for
- Employees' pension, employer half: 9.15 percent of standard monthly pay.
- Child and childcare contribution: 0.36 percent of standard monthly pay, paid by the employer alone.
Health insurance, the second biggest charge, is left out: it varies by prefecture and no official page we found states the employer half as a figure. Employment and workplace accident insurance are also left out. The pension premium stops at a monthly pay ceiling.
What does one employee in Japan cost a year?
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. "At least" marks a vendor whose published fee is a starting price. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM from $599, Deel from $599, G-P from $599, Multiplier from $459, Oyster $699, Pebl (Velocity Global) $399, RemoFirst from $199, Remote from $599, Remundo from $498, Rivermate from $349, Skuad from $199, Slasify from $250, Teamed from $599. Not published: Rippling.
Where these numbers come from
- Employees' pension, employer half on nenkin.go.jp read
- Child and childcare contribution on nenkin.go.jp read
- Each vendor's own pricing page, linked from its name above.