Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,336,112,570 円
Income Tax
- 598,989,700 円
National Surtax
- 12,578,784 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,008,338 円
Total tax
- 615,704,684 円
Net pay
* 720,407,886 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
720,407,886 円
Net pay
8,144,747 円
Tax the employer pays
615,704,684 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
623,849,431 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,144,747 円 to pay you 1,336,112,570 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 16,033,350,840 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,388,456,207 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,644,894,633 円 per year, or 720,407,886 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 8551174841
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 7454361130
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 14428969087
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 13308186337
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 12507332090
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 10839117007
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 10423799980
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 10421930736
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 10422365966
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 9955121191
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 9781983081
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 9623889217
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 9462508551
41.0%
11
China
JPY 8822715226
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 8644894633
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 8500633662
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 8362716359
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1878543145
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 14190933654
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 11624265723
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 10764130305
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 10703285074
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 10422420128
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 10421676975
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 10366436483
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 9821640033
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 9783587978
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 9742215501
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 9623764120
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 9148564559
42.9%
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.