Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
435,760 円
Income Tax
- 39,003 円
National Surtax
- 819 円
Health Insurance
- 21,439 円
Pension
- 39,872 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,307 円
Total tax
- 102,441 円
Net pay
* 333,319 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
333,319 円
Net pay
63,991 円
Tax the employer pays
102,441 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
166,432 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 63,991 円 to pay you 435,760 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 5,229,120 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,229,292 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,999,828 円 per year, or 333,319 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 4234874
19.0%
1
Canada
JPY 3849592
26.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3981943
23.9%
1
Angola
JPY 3830826
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3738973
28.5%
3
Kenya
JPY 3738290
28.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 3612429
30.9%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3575957
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3565900
31.8%
7
Morocco
JPY 3516233
32.8%
8
Uganda
JPY 3425359
34.5%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3373249
35.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 3313354
36.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 3260808
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4967664
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4967664
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4810789
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4810792
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4706208
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4653917
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4293406
17.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 3964325
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3950935
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 3074955
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.