Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
438,480 円
Income Tax
- 39,469 円
National Surtax
- 829 円
Health Insurance
- 21,573 円
Pension
- 40,121 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,315 円
Total tax
- 103,308 円
Net pay
* 335,172 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
335,172 円
Net pay
64,391 円
Tax the employer pays
103,308 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
167,698 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 64,391 円 to pay you 438,480 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 23.6% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,261,760 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,239,690 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,022,070 円 per year, or 335,172 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% 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 4259025
19.1%
1
Canada
JPY 3871796
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4879067
7.3%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4674754
11.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 4514280
14.2%
3
Australia
JPY 4407688
16.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 4333481
17.6%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4249736
19.2%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4221769
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4116083
21.8%
8
Singapore
JPY 4100230
22.1%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4073444
22.6%
10
Japan
JPY 4022070
23.6%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3976757
24.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 3880569
26.3%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3723249
29.2%
14
China
JPY 3515335
33.2%
15
India
JPY 3344767
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4757236
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4560711
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4538563
13.7%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4403195
16.3%
4
Panama
JPY 4234445
19.5%
5
Chile
JPY 4208927
20.0%
6
Colombia
JPY 4198848
20.2%
7
Peru
JPY 3990559
24.2%
8
Mexico
JPY 3972592
24.5%
9
Brazil
JPY 3901140
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3754879
28.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 3419073
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4002833
23.9%
1
Angola
JPY 3854571
26.7%
2
Kenya
JPY 3761138
28.5%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3760189
28.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 3634021
30.9%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3598159
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3586115
31.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 3536012
32.8%
8
Uganda
JPY 3443311
34.6%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3393122
35.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 3332938
36.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 3280882
37.7%
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.