Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
421,438 円
Income Tax
- 36,550 円
National Surtax
- 768 円
Health Insurance
- 20,735 円
Pension
- 38,562 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,264 円
Total tax
- 97,879 円
Net pay
* 323,559 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
23.2%
76.8%
Net pay
23.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
323,559 円
Net pay
61,888 円
Tax the employer pays
97,879 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
159,767 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 61,888 円 to pay you 421,438 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.79 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.2% tax rate now rises to 33.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,057,256 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,174,544 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,882,712 円 per year, or 323,559 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.2% 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 31.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 682 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,408 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 4464091
11.7%
1
Russia
JPY 4399813
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4289437
15.2%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4201960
16.9%
4
France
JPY 4196508
17.0%
5
Hungary
JPY 4121664
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4071091
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 3984688
21.2%
8
Luxembourg
JPY 3947361
22.0%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 3941425
22.1%
10
Spain
JPY 3886121
23.2%
11
Austria
JPY 3794762
25.0%
12
Sweden
JPY 3588094
29.1%
13
Greece
JPY 3536320
30.1%
14
Germany
JPY 3463465
31.5%
15
Poland
JPY 3420931
32.4%
16
Denmark
JPY 3403632
32.7%
17
Italy
JPY 3367572
33.4%
18
Finland
JPY 3259437
35.6%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3182516
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3123847
38.2%
21
Romania
JPY 2958495
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2710346
46.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4107713
18.8%
1
Canada
JPY 3732673
26.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4702089
7.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4497962
11.1%
2
Thailand
JPY 4360902
13.8%
3
Australia
JPY 4273738
15.5%
4
South Korea
JPY 4175828
17.4%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4109426
18.7%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4056121
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3975081
21.4%
8
Singapore
JPY 3951077
21.9%
9
Pakistan
JPY 3935404
22.2%
10
Japan
JPY 3882712
23.2%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3843267
24.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 3744555
26.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3595127
28.9%
14
China
JPY 3388543
33.0%
15
India
JPY 3228609
36.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4572341
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4400482
13.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4380937
13.4%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4245921
16.0%
4
Panama
JPY 4079737
19.3%
5
Colombia
JPY 4055769
19.8%
6
Chile
JPY 4030304
20.3%
7
Peru
JPY 3842038
24.0%
8
Mexico
JPY 3835114
24.2%
9
Brazil
JPY 3752874
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3630696
28.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 3286146
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3871951
23.4%
1
Angola
JPY 3705794
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3627261
28.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 3617986
28.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 3498741
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 3459461
31.6%
6
Nigeria
JPY 3459056
31.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 3412085
32.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 3330834
34.1%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3268609
35.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 3210235
36.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 3155112
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4804393
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4804393
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4652676
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4652675
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4551531
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4500957
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4169573
17.6%
7
Egypt
JPY 3835427
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3822037
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 2974860
41.2%
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.