Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
347,364 円
Income Tax
- 14,872 円
National Surtax
- 312 円
Health Insurance
- 17,090 円
Pension
- 31,784 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,042 円
Total tax
- 65,101 円
Net pay
* 282,263 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
282,263 円
Net pay
51,010 円
Tax the employer pays
65,101 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
116,111 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 51,010 円 to pay you 347,364 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 347,364 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 65,101 円. That means that your net pay will be 282,263 円 per year, or 23,522 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 317279
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 311510
10.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 347364
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 347365
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 347364
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 345326
0.6%
4
Thailand
JPY 329996
5.0%
5
Philippines
JPY 326628
6.0%
6
Indonesia
JPY 318984
8.2%
7
Taiwan
JPY 316619
8.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 310236
10.7%
9
Malaysia
JPY 306403
11.8%
10
New Zealand
JPY 306062
11.9%
11
India
JPY 305680
12.0%
12
China
JPY 301564
13.2%
13
Vietnam
JPY 295117
15.0%
14
Japan
JPY 282263
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
JPY 275112
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 343890
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 323952
6.7%
2
Zambia
JPY 312989
9.9%
3
Kenya
JPY 301985
13.1%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 301402
13.2%
5
Cameroon
JPY 293078
15.6%
6
Mozambique
JPY 288236
17.0%
7
Ghana
JPY 280683
19.2%
8
Senegal
JPY 277014
20.3%
9
Uganda
JPY 272452
21.6%
10
Angola
JPY 269055
22.5%
11
Nigeria
JPY 255382
26.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 347364
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 329996
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 329996
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 319574
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 319576
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 309153
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 301686
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 288046
17.1%
8
Egypt
JPY 272491
21.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 231441
33.4%
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.