Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
320,549 円
Income Tax
- 19,949 円
National Surtax
- 419 円
Health Insurance
- 15,771 円
Pension
- 29,330 円
Unemployment insurance
- 962 円
Total tax
- 66,431 円
Net pay
* 254,118 円
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
20.7%
79.3%
Net pay
20.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
254,118 円
Net pay
47,073 円
Tax the employer pays
66,431 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
113,504 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 47,073 円 to pay you 320,549 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.54 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.7% tax rate now rises to 30.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,846,588 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 797,176 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,049,412 円 per year, or 254,118 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.7% and your marginal tax rate is 28.9%. 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 28.89 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.11 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 711 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,556 円 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3211866
16.5%
1
Canada
JPY 2857263
25.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3080995
19.9%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2835351
26.3%
2
Angola
JPY 2825033
26.6%
3
Kenya
JPY 2770518
28.0%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 2698397
29.9%
5
Ghana
JPY 2697884
29.9%
6
Morocco
JPY 2678435
30.4%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2635559
31.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 2545487
33.8%
9
Cameroon
JPY 2531494
34.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 2483834
35.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 2410551
37.3%
12
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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.