Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,075,585,824 円
Income Tax
- 482,104,375 円
National Surtax
- 10,124,192 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,226,757 円
Total tax
- 495,583,187 円
Net pay
* 580,002,637 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
580,002,637 円
Net pay
6,581,586 円
Tax the employer pays
495,583,187 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
502,164,774 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,581,586 円 to pay you 1,075,585,824 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 12,907,029,888 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,946,998,247 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,960,031,641 円 per year, or 580,002,637 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 6884845774
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 6001547278
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 11615280231
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 10713339947
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 10068801748
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 8725724066
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 8391691362
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 8390257348
35.0%
6
Vietnam
JPY 8389822087
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 8014197012
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 7874927300
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 7748096646
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 7618010452
41.0%
11
China
JPY 7103238703
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 6960031641
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 6843683557
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 6733006262
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1518796803
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 11423886380
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 9357683033
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8665587366
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 8616465837
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 8390311509
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 8389568357
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 8345269988
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 7906768450
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 7876607150
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7843413208
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 7747971549
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 7365107878
42.9%
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.