Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
430,031 円
Income Tax
- 38,022 円
National Surtax
- 798 円
Health Insurance
- 21,158 円
Pension
- 39,348 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,290 円
Total tax
- 100,616 円
Net pay
* 329,415 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
23.4%
76.6%
Net pay
23.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
329,415 円
Net pay
63,150 円
Tax the employer pays
100,616 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
163,766 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 63,150 円 to pay you 430,031 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.81 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.4% tax rate now rises to 33.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,160,372 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,207,392 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,952,980 円 per year, or 329,415 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.4% 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 4549307
11.8%
1
Russia
JPY 4489524
13.0%
2
Ireland
JPY 4363164
15.5%
3
United Kingdom
JPY 4270792
17.2%
4
France
JPY 4261780
17.4%
5
Hungary
JPY 4205703
18.5%
6
Ukraine
JPY 4154099
19.5%
7
Norway
JPY 4052744
21.5%
8
Czech Republic
JPY 4017730
22.1%
9
Luxembourg
JPY 4009758
22.3%
10
Spain
JPY 3953376
23.4%
11
Austria
JPY 3850681
25.4%
12
Sweden
JPY 3657553
29.1%
13
Greece
JPY 3599985
30.2%
14
Germany
JPY 3519632
31.8%
15
Poland
JPY 3481546
32.5%
16
Denmark
JPY 3474236
32.7%
17
Italy
JPY 3414333
33.8%
18
Finland
JPY 3311842
35.8%
19
Netherlands
JPY 3247397
37.1%
20
Portugal
JPY 3177466
38.4%
21
Romania
JPY 3018818
41.5%
22
Belgium
JPY 2741697
46.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4184008
18.9%
1
Canada
JPY 3802822
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4791326
7.2%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4587105
11.1%
2
Thailand
JPY 4438239
14.0%
3
Australia
JPY 4341279
15.9%
4
South Korea
JPY 4255567
17.5%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4180174
19.0%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4139645
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4046178
21.6%
8
Singapore
JPY 4026187
22.0%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4005007
22.4%
10
Japan
JPY 3952980
23.4%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3910576
24.2%
12
Philippines
JPY 3813136
26.1%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3659729
29.1%
14
China
JPY 3452474
33.1%
15
India
JPY 3287179
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4665570
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4481273
13.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4460416
13.6%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4325223
16.2%
4
Panama
JPY 4157745
19.4%
5
Colombia
JPY 4127913
20.0%
6
Chile
JPY 4120370
20.2%
7
Peru
JPY 3916926
24.1%
8
Mexico
JPY 3904434
24.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 3827633
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3693312
28.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 3353171
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3937945
23.7%
1
Angola
JPY 3780811
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3694287
28.4%
3
Kenya
JPY 3690167
28.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 3566952
30.9%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3529195
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3523323
31.7%
7
Morocco
JPY 3474572
32.7%
8
Uganda
JPY 3387548
34.4%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3331392
35.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 3272105
36.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 3218528
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4902353
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4902353
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4747542
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4747542
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4644335
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4592732
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4243993
17.8%
7
Egypt
JPY 3912764
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3899374
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 3034916
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.