Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
428,912 円
Income Tax
- 37,830 円
National Surtax
- 794 円
Health Insurance
- 21,102 円
Pension
- 39,245 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,287 円
Total tax
- 100,260 円
Net pay
* 328,652 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.4%
76.6%
Net pay
23.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
328,652 円
Net pay
62,986 円
Tax the employer pays
100,260 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
163,245 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 62,986 円 to pay you 428,912 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 5,146,944 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,203,115 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,943,829 円 per year, or 328,652 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 31.86 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 4174073
18.9%
1
Canada
JPY 3793687
26.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4653429
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4470752
13.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4450066
13.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4314896
16.2%
4
Panama
JPY 4147587
19.4%
5
Colombia
JPY 4118518
20.0%
6
Chile
JPY 4108642
20.2%
7
Peru
JPY 3907174
24.1%
8
Mexico
JPY 3895407
24.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 3817898
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3685158
28.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 3344443
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.