Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
341,436 円
Income Tax
- 14,619 円
National Surtax
- 307 円
Health Insurance
- 16,799 円
Pension
- 31,241 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,024 円
Total tax
- 63,990 円
Net pay
* 277,446 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
277,446 円
Net pay
50,140 円
Tax the employer pays
63,990 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
114,130 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 50,140 円 to pay you 341,436 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 341,436 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 63,990 円. That means that your net pay will be 277,446 円 per year, or 23,121 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 311864
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 306695
10.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 341436
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 341436
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 341436
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 339438
0.6%
4
Thailand
JPY 324364
5.0%
5
Philippines
JPY 321007
6.0%
6
Indonesia
JPY 313521
8.2%
7
Taiwan
JPY 311216
8.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 304941
10.7%
9
Malaysia
JPY 301189
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 300839
11.9%
11
India
JPY 300464
12.0%
12
China
JPY 296418
13.2%
13
Vietnam
JPY 290154
15.0%
14
Japan
JPY 277446
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
JPY 270417
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 333327
2.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 315828
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 314292
8.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 314121
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 309170
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 308698
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 305585
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 303879
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 298757
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 283392
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 281343
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 279636
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 338022
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 318423
6.7%
2
Zambia
JPY 308918
9.5%
3
Kenya
JPY 297082
13.0%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 296534
13.2%
5
Cameroon
JPY 288076
15.6%
6
Mozambique
JPY 283409
17.0%
7
Ghana
JPY 276062
19.2%
8
Senegal
JPY 273066
20.0%
9
Uganda
JPY 268681
21.3%
10
Angola
JPY 264614
22.5%
11
Nigeria
JPY 251343
26.4%
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.