Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,229,614,104 円
Income Tax
- 551,209,163 円
National Surtax
- 11,575,392 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,688,842 円
Total tax
- 566,601,260 円
Net pay
* 663,012,844 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
663,012,844 円
Net pay
7,505,756 円
Tax the employer pays
566,601,260 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
574,107,017 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,505,756 円 to pay you 1,229,614,104 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 14,755,369,248 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,799,215,126 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,956,154,122 円 per year, or 663,012,844 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 7870010652
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 6860477972
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 10734557769
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 10328836380
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 10067774074
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 10036621272
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 9760830124
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 9591330056
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 9074596987
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 8983996066
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 8941924149
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 8853397430
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 8116982946
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 8116002430
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 14753737220
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 14753154059
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 14606441870
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 14017600785
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 14017600786
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 13574939708
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 11066569421
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 11066556031
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 8593704067
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 7381451882
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.