Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,126,369,484 円
Income Tax
- 504,888,464 円
National Surtax
- 10,602,658 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,379,108 円
Total tax
- 518,998,093 円
Net pay
* 607,371,391 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
607,371,391 円
Net pay
6,886,288 円
Tax the employer pays
518,998,093 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
525,884,382 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,886,288 円 to pay you 1,126,369,484 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 13,516,433,808 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,227,977,118 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,288,456,690 円 per year, or 607,371,391 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 7209658062
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 6284739717
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 12163743759
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 11219145201
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 10544136806
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 9137681112
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 8787803910
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 8786369896
35.0%
6
Vietnam
JPY 8785934641
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 8392535264
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 8246663692
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 8113738998
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 7977552671
41.0%
11
China
JPY 7438410859
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 7288456690
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 7166667635
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 7050680530
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1588921027
88.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 9833232236
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 9461581572
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 9222417450
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 9193897386
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 8941274330
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 8786022020
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 8312651691
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 8229670223
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 8191144139
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 8110036166
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 7435568454
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 7434587938
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 13514801781
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 13514218619
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 13379895785
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 12840612118
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 12840612118
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 12435119104
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 10137367841
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 10137354451
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 7872135678
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 6761984162
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.