Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,321,613,280 円
Income Tax
- 592,484,593 円
National Surtax
- 12,442,176 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,964,840 円
Total tax
- 609,019,472 円
Net pay
* 712,593,808 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
712,593,808 円
Net pay
8,057,751 円
Tax the employer pays
609,019,472 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
617,077,224 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,057,751 円 to pay you 1,321,613,280 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 15,859,359,360 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,308,233,668 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,551,125,692 円 per year, or 712,593,808 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 8458437382
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 7373506594
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 14036937101
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 11498121900
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 10647338524
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 10587145761
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 10309325666
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 10308582513
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 10253950993
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 9715070252
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 9677457346
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 9636540036
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 9519369232
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 9049308510
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 11537710575
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 11101629458
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 10821054127
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 10787555347
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 10491119583
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 10308923629
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 9753550906
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 9656160446
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 9610928909
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 9515791498
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 8724177508
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 8723196991
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.