Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
395,256 円
Income Tax
- 16,923 円
National Surtax
- 355 円
Health Insurance
- 19,447 円
Pension
- 36,166 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,186 円
Total tax
- 74,077 円
Net pay
* 321,179 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
321,179 円
Net pay
58,043 円
Tax the employer pays
74,077 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
132,120 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 58,043 円 to pay you 395,256 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 395,256 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 74,077 円. That means that your net pay will be 321,179 円 per year, or 26,765 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 361023
8.7%
1
Canada
JPY 350415
11.3%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 395256
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 375493
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 375493
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 363634
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 363637
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 351776
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 343280
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 325537
17.6%
8
Egypt
JPY 309782
21.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 259333
34.4%
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.