Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,208,952,576 円
Income Tax
- 541,939,368 円
National Surtax
- 11,380,727 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,626,858 円
Total tax
- 557,074,816 円
Net pay
* 651,877,760 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
651,877,760 円
Net pay
7,381,787 円
Tax the employer pays
557,074,816 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
564,456,603 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,381,787 円 to pay you 1,208,952,576 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 14,507,430,912 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,684,897,788 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,822,533,124 円 per year, or 651,877,760 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 7737859518
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 6745260036
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 12840370918
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 10517973775
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 9739856553
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 9684733522
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 9430572175
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 9429829022
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 9379929251
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 8887014077
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 8852813405
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 8815432774
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 8708212163
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 8278080648
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 10554182629
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 10155279545
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 9898599549
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 9867973616
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 9596818915
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 9430170138
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 8922114910
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 8833038810
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 8791676492
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 8704634429
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 7980616862
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 7979636345
45.0%
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.