Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,001,135,200 円
Income Tax
- 448,702,102 円
National Surtax
- 9,422,744 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,003,406 円
Total tax
- 461,256,115 円
Net pay
* 539,879,085 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
539,879,085 円
Net pay
6,134,883 円
Tax the employer pays
461,256,115 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
467,390,998 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,134,883 円 to pay you 1,001,135,200 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,013,622,400 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,535,073,383 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,478,549,017 円 per year, or 539,879,085 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% and your marginal tax rate is 46.1%. 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 539 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,695 円 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 6408659582
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 5586377245
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 10633148387
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 8709962604
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8065887590
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 8020116339
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 7809596642
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 7808853489
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 7767682048
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 7359556364
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 7331650002
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7300793236
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 7211927056
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 6855450175
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 8739936937
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 8409613586
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 8197011656
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 8171685066
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 7947164584
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 7809194605
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 7388422675
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 7314683497
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 7280458460
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 7208349322
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 6609022180
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 6608041663
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 12011990370
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 12011407211
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 11892112493
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 11412941280
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 11412941280
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 11052532608
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 9010259285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 9010245895
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 6996883285
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 6010578458
50.0%
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.