Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,094,924 円
Income Tax
- 4,071,883 円
National Surtax
- 85,510 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 30,285 円
Total tax
- 4,315,540 円
Net pay
* 5,779,384 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
5,779,384 円
Net pay
188,641 円
Tax the employer pays
4,315,540 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,504,181 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 188,641 円 to pay you 10,094,924 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 121,139,088 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 51,786,479 円. That means that your net pay will be 69,352,609 円 per year, or 5,779,384 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.8% 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 69965977
42.2%
1
Canada
JPY 59892680
50.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 107337364
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 87912202
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 83058167
31.4%
3
Panama
JPY 81883730
32.4%
4
Mexico
JPY 79482489
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 79191586
34.6%
6
Argentina
JPY 78739337
35.0%
7
Uruguay
JPY 77774572
35.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 77520302
36.0%
9
Chile
JPY 76437069
36.9%
10
Peru
JPY 75410335
37.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 71204682
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 88155327
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 84875268
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 82472980
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 82417918
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 80286873
33.7%
5
Mozambique
JPY 79080452
34.7%
6
Zambia
JPY 74545439
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 73945033
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 73756282
39.1%
9
Senegal
JPY 72859334
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 68156358
43.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 67175842
44.6%
12
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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.