Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,078,324,000 円
Income Tax
- 483,332,858 円
National Surtax
- 10,149,990 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,234,972 円
Total tax
- 496,845,683 円
Net pay
* 581,478,317 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
581,478,317 円
Net pay
6,598,016 円
Tax the employer pays
496,845,683 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
503,443,698 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,598,016 円 to pay you 1,078,324,000 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 12,939,888,000 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,962,148,191 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,977,739,809 円 per year, or 581,478,317 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 6902359146
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 6016816574
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 9413795161
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 9057999506
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 8829025831
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 8801730928
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 8559889278
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 8411267245
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 7958076019
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 7878640308
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 7841764298
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 7764108682
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 7118468260
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 7117487743
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 12938255972
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 12937672811
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 12809115435
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 12292893600
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 12292893600
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 11904696959
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 9704958485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 9704945095
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 7536349634
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 6473711258
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.