Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
434,718 円
Income Tax
- 38,825 円
National Surtax
- 815 円
Health Insurance
- 21,388 円
Pension
- 39,777 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,304 円
Total tax
- 102,109 円
Net pay
* 332,609 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.5%
76.5%
Net pay
23.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
332,609 円
Net pay
63,838 円
Tax the employer pays
102,109 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
165,947 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 63,838 円 to pay you 434,718 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.82 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.5% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,216,616 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,225,309 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,991,307 円 per year, or 332,609 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.5% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4225623
19.0%
1
Canada
JPY 3841085
26.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4716421
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4525341
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4503767
13.7%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4368477
16.3%
4
Panama
JPY 4200294
19.5%
5
Chile
JPY 4169496
20.1%
6
Colombia
JPY 4167263
20.1%
7
Peru
JPY 3957773
24.1%
8
Mexico
JPY 3942244
24.4%
9
Brazil
JPY 3868410
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3727466
28.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 3389730
35.0%
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.