Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,336,112,632 円
Income Tax
- 598,989,727 円
National Surtax
- 12,578,784 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,008,338 円
Total tax
- 615,704,713 円
Net pay
* 720,407,920 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
720,407,920 円
Net pay
8,144,747 円
Tax the employer pays
615,704,713 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
623,849,460 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,144,747 円 to pay you 1,336,112,632 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 16,033,351,584 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,388,456,550 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,644,895,034 円 per year, or 720,407,920 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 8551175237
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 7454361475
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 14428969757
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 13308186955
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 12507332671
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 10839117510
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 10423800464
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 10421931219
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 10422366450
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 9955121653
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 9781983535
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 9623889664
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 9462508990
41.0%
11
China
JPY 8822715636
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 8644895034
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 8500634056
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 8362716747
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1878543231
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 11664289918
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 11223424015
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 10939773371
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 10905904857
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 10606215439
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 10422018575
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 9860556124
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 9762095611
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 9716366109
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 9620186832
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 8819873231
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 8818892715
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 16031136395
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 16031719554
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 15871644386
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 15231684005
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 15231684005
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 14750683456
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 12025056173
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 12025042783
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 9338013760
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 8020443050
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.