Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
359,352 円
Income Tax
- 25,918 円
National Surtax
- 544 円
Health Insurance
- 17,680 円
Pension
- 32,881 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,078 円
Total tax
- 78,101 円
Net pay
* 281,251 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
21.7%
78.3%
Net pay
21.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
281,251 円
Net pay
52,771 円
Tax the employer pays
78,101 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
130,872 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 52,771 円 to pay you 359,352 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.64 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.7% tax rate now rises to 31.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,312,224 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 937,209 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,375,015 円 per year, or 281,251 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.7% and your marginal tax rate is 31.9%. 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 31.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 681 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,407 円 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3556473
17.5%
1
Canada
JPY 3188970
26.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3898746
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3801513
11.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3784671
12.2%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3672761
14.8%
4
Colombia
JPY 3534184
18.0%
5
Panama
JPY 3516121
18.5%
6
Chile
JPY 3462037
19.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 3333755
22.7%
8
Peru
JPY 3298055
23.5%
9
Brazil
JPY 3212726
25.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3114195
27.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 2801875
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4096613
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4096613
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3967245
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3967244
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3881002
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3837878
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3618844
16.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 3276653
24.0%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3263263
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2540946
41.1%
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.