Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,069,218 円
Income Tax
- 4,060,350 円
National Surtax
- 85,267 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 30,208 円
Total tax
- 4,303,688 円
Net pay
* 5,765,530 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
42.7%
57.3%
Net pay
42.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,765,530 円
Net pay
188,487 円
Tax the employer pays
4,303,688 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,492,174 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 188,487 円 to pay you 10,069,218 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.46 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.7% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 120,830,616 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 51,644,252 円. That means that your net pay will be 69,186,364 円 per year, or 5,765,530 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.7% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 69801561
42.2%
1
Canada
JPY 59749332
50.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 107700886
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 100794551
16.6%
2
Singapore
JPY 95566316
20.9%
3
Indonesia
JPY 82253449
31.9%
4
Thailand
JPY 80661835
33.2%
5
Pakistan
JPY 79227821
34.4%
6
Vietnam
JPY 78792439
34.8%
7
Taiwan
JPY 76377083
36.8%
8
Philippines
JPY 76098620
37.0%
9
New Zealand
JPY 75345744
37.6%
10
Malaysia
JPY 74280744
38.5%
11
China
JPY 70829103
41.4%
12
Japan
JPY 69186364
42.7%
13
South Korea
JPY 67728324
44.0%
14
Australia
JPY 66997944
44.6%
15
India
JPY 47486441
60.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 107064342
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 87688560
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 82851105
31.4%
3
Panama
JPY 81677824
32.4%
4
Mexico
JPY 79281983
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 78992159
34.6%
6
Argentina
JPY 78538830
35.0%
7
Uruguay
JPY 77587218
35.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 77332142
36.0%
9
Chile
JPY 76251986
36.9%
10
Peru
JPY 75221396
37.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 71028711
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 87930914
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 84659338
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 82262502
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 82208095
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 80082819
33.7%
5
Mozambique
JPY 78879945
34.7%
6
Zambia
JPY 74355728
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 73757220
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 73569352
39.1%
9
Senegal
JPY 72674251
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 67986699
43.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 67006182
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 119198588
1.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 118615427
1.8%
2
Bahrain
JPY 118248627
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 114789085
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 114789085
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 111164167
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 90665447
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 90652057
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 70402423
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 64182566
46.9%
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.