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.
On top of salary, the employer pays
- 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.
What the employer pays on top of salary in Japan
- 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.
Yearly cost of one employee in Japan, by vendor
Salary plus the charges above plus the vendor's published monthly fee, for twelve months. Not included: benefits and currency conversion fees.
Vendor fees used
Atlas HXM $599, Deel $599, G-P $599, Multiplier $459, Oyster $699, RemoFirst $199, Remote $699, Skuad $199, Velocity Global (Pebl) $399. 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.