Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,285,680 円
Income Tax
- 5,503,415 円
National Surtax
- 115,572 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 39,857 円
Total tax
- 5,786,707 円
Net pay
* 7,498,973 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
43.6%
56.4%
Net pay
43.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,498,973 円
Net pay
207,786 円
Tax the employer pays
5,786,707 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
5,994,493 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 207,786 円 to pay you 13,285,680 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.51 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.6% tax rate now rises to 44.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 159,428,160 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 69,440,485 円. That means that your net pay will be 89,987,675 円 per year, or 7,498,973 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.6% 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 90374051
43.3%
1
Canada
JPY 77685765
51.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 141226295
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 115671780
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 108759706
31.8%
3
Panama
JPY 107441685
32.6%
4
Mexico
JPY 104370386
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 103945471
34.8%
6
Argentina
JPY 103627233
35.0%
7
Uruguay
JPY 101029822
36.6%
8
Colombia
JPY 100875718
36.7%
9
Chile
JPY 99410512
37.7%
10
Peru
JPY 98862392
38.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 93047258
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 116010627
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 111677618
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 108598571
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 108462144
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 105615094
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 103968349
34.8%
6
Zambia
JPY 98093218
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 97257334
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 96959001
39.2%
9
Senegal
JPY 95832778
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 89215348
44.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 88234831
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 157796132
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 157212971
1.4%
2
Bahrain
JPY 156460193
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 151456752
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 151456752
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 146673909
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 119613605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 119600215
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 92882018
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 83481338
47.6%
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.