Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,387,119,760 円
Income Tax
- 621,874,075 円
National Surtax
- 13,059,356 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,161,359 円
Total tax
- 639,222,653 円
Net pay
* 747,897,107 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
747,897,107 円
Net pay
8,450,790 円
Tax the employer pays
639,222,653 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
647,673,443 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 8,450,790 円 to pay you 1,387,119,760 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 16,645,437,120 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,670,671,838 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,974,765,282 円 per year, or 747,897,107 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 8877416827
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 7738800073
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 14979846739
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 13816217950
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 12984759389
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 11252887328
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 10821656062
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 10819786823
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 10820222048
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 10335124741
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 10155355711
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 9991140985
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 9823633335
41.0%
11
China
JPY 9159362681
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 8974765282
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 8825039391
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 8681788907
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1948976029
88.3%
16
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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.