Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
379,496 円
Income Tax
- 16,248 円
National Surtax
- 341 円
Health Insurance
- 18,671 円
Pension
- 34,724 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,138 円
Total tax
- 71,123 円
Net pay
* 308,373 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
308,373 円
Net pay
55,729 円
Tax the employer pays
71,123 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
126,852 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 55,729 円 to pay you 379,496 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 379,496 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 71,123 円. That means that your net pay will be 308,373 円 per year, or 25,698 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 346628
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 337612
11.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 370341
2.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 350748
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 349327
8.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 349136
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 343634
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 343108
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 339649
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 337752
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 332059
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 314982
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 312705
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 310807
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 375701
1.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 353918
6.7%
2
Zambia
JPY 335058
11.7%
3
Kenya
JPY 328558
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 327786
13.6%
5
Cameroon
JPY 320188
15.6%
6
Mozambique
JPY 314405
17.2%
7
Ghana
JPY 305734
19.4%
8
Senegal
JPY 298415
21.4%
9
Angola
JPY 293127
22.8%
10
Uganda
JPY 293013
22.8%
11
Nigeria
JPY 277243
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 379496
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 360521
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 360521
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 349137
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 349136
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 337752
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 329592
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 313386
17.4%
8
Egypt
JPY 297174
21.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 250155
34.1%
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.