Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
420,641 円
Income Tax
- 36,414 円
National Surtax
- 765 円
Health Insurance
- 20,696 円
Pension
- 38,489 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,262 円
Total tax
- 97,625 円
Net pay
* 323,016 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.2%
76.8%
Net pay
23.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
323,016 円
Net pay
61,771 円
Tax the employer pays
97,625 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
159,396 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 61,771 円 to pay you 420,641 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
33.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.2% tax rate now rises to 33.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,047,692 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,171,497 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,876,195 円 per year, or 323,016 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 31.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 681 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,407 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4100637
18.8%
1
Canada
JPY 3726167
26.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 4693813
7.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4489694
11.1%
2
Thailand
JPY 4353729
13.8%
3
Australia
JPY 4267474
15.5%
4
South Korea
JPY 4168432
17.4%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4102864
18.7%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4048374
19.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3968487
21.4%
8
Singapore
JPY 3944111
21.9%
9
Pakistan
JPY 3928948
22.2%
10
Japan
JPY 3876195
23.2%
11
Malaysia
JPY 3837024
24.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 3738194
25.9%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3589135
28.9%
14
China
JPY 3382613
33.0%
15
India
JPY 3223177
36.2%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4795307
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4795308
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4643878
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4643877
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4542923
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4492444
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4162670
17.5%
7
Egypt
JPY 3828254
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3814864
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 2969290
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.