Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,184,213 円
Income Tax
- 222,764 円
National Surtax
- 4,678 円
Health Insurance
- 58,263 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,553 円
Total tax
- 348,733 円
Net pay
* 835,480 円
Marginal tax rate
37.2%
Average tax rate
29.4%
70.6%
Net pay
29.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
835,480 円
Net pay
125,021 円
Tax the employer pays
348,733 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
473,754 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 125,021 円 to pay you 1,184,213 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.4% tax rate now rises to 36.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 14,210,556 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 4,184,799 円. That means that your net pay will be 10,025,757 円 per year, or 835,480 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.5% and your marginal tax rate is 37.2%. 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 37.15 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.85 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 629 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,143 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 10307324
27.5%
1
Canada
JPY 9525878
33.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 12696953
10.7%
1
Chile
JPY 11214030
21.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 11116937
21.8%
3
Panama
JPY 10508934
26.1%
4
Uruguay
JPY 10470088
26.3%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 10436260
26.6%
6
Colombia
JPY 10419402
26.7%
7
Brazil
JPY 10389017
26.9%
8
Ecuador
JPY 10154917
28.5%
9
Peru
JPY 9916610
30.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 9827363
30.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 9235791
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 10364820
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 10025296
29.5%
2
Nigeria
JPY 9685130
31.9%
3
Mozambique
JPY 9576906
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 9553649
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 9512969
33.1%
6
South Africa
JPY 9322098
34.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 8958875
37.0%
8
Cameroon
JPY 8841596
37.8%
9
Zambia
JPY 8784391
38.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 8702215
38.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 8365149
41.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 13500028
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 13500028
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 13073711
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 13073711
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 12789500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 12777033
10.1%
6
Egypt
JPY 10700402
24.7%
7
Lebanon
JPY 10687012
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 9912791
30.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 8305833
41.6%
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.