Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,267,568,640 円
Income Tax
- 568,237,465 円
National Surtax
- 11,932,987 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,802,706 円
Total tax
- 584,101,021 円
Net pay
* 683,467,619 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
683,467,619 円
Net pay
7,733,483 円
Tax the employer pays
584,101,021 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
591,834,504 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 7,733,483 円 to pay you 1,267,568,640 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 15,210,823,680 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,009,212,252 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,201,611,428 円 per year, or 683,467,619 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 8112767864
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 7072129469
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 13462930493
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 11027933532
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 10212008949
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 10154248194
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 9887777474
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 9887034321
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 9834672675
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 9317842148
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 9281866130
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 9242645405
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 9130247824
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 8679341604
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 11065900868
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 10647654482
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 10378542019
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 10346421377
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 10062113231
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 9887375437
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 9354701463
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 9261299497
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 9217924069
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 9126670090
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 8367482884
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 8366502367
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 15208608491
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 15209191650
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 15057341758
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 14450282496
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 14450282496
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 13993957787
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 11408160245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 11408146855
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 8858965283
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 7609179098
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.