Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
451,818 円
Income Tax
- 41,753 円
National Surtax
- 877 円
Health Insurance
- 22,229 円
Pension
- 41,341 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,355 円
Total tax
- 107,556 円
Net pay
* 344,262 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
344,262 円
Net pay
66,349 円
Tax the employer pays
107,556 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
173,906 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 66,349 円 to pay you 451,818 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.85 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 33.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,421,816 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,290,677 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,131,139 円 per year, or 344,262 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% 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 4377447
19.3%
1
Canada
JPY 3980683
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 5015994
7.5%
1
Taiwan
JPY 4813121
11.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 4634322
14.5%
3
Australia
JPY 4512525
16.8%
4
South Korea
JPY 4455987
17.8%
5
New Zealand
JPY 4359551
19.6%
6
Kazakhstan
JPY 4351414
19.7%
7
Indonesia
JPY 4226439
22.1%
8
Singapore
JPY 4217199
22.2%
9
Pakistan
JPY 4181482
22.9%
10
Japan
JPY 4131139
23.8%
11
Malaysia
JPY 4081234
24.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 3985933
26.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 3823524
29.5%
14
China
JPY 3614570
33.3%
15
India
JPY 3435679
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4901945
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4686115
13.6%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4661929
14.0%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4525031
16.5%
4
Panama
JPY 4355527
19.7%
5
Chile
JPY 4348728
19.8%
6
Colombia
JPY 4310911
20.5%
7
Peru
JPY 4106800
24.3%
8
Mexico
JPY 4080190
24.7%
9
Brazil
JPY 4017180
25.9%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3852072
29.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 3523110
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4105269
24.3%
1
Angola
JPY 3971012
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 3873178
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 3864225
28.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 3739898
31.0%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3707029
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3685242
32.0%
7
Morocco
JPY 3633004
33.0%
8
Uganda
JPY 3531342
34.9%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3490572
35.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 3428971
36.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 3379316
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5150725
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5150725
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4988072
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4988070
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4879634
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4825418
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4429064
18.3%
7
Egypt
JPY 4108847
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4095457
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3187183
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.