Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,421,611 円
Income Tax
- 299,745 円
National Surtax
- 6,295 円
Health Insurance
- 67,737 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,265 円
Total tax
- 437,517 円
Net pay
* 984,094 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
30.8%
69.2%
Net pay
30.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
984,094 円
Net pay
135,949 円
Tax the employer pays
437,517 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
573,465 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 135,949 円 to pay you 1,421,611 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.03 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.8% tax rate now rises to 36.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,059,332 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,250,203 円. That means that your net pay will be 11,809,129 円 per year, or 984,094 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.8% and your marginal tax rate is 38.4%. 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 38.42 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.58 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 616 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,079 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 12095580
29.1%
1
Canada
JPY 11123600
34.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 15218350
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 13155187
22.9%
2
Chile
JPY 13076626
23.4%
3
Uruguay
JPY 12526877
26.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 12520138
26.6%
5
Brazil
JPY 12454379
27.0%
6
Panama
JPY 12410492
27.3%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 12127008
28.9%
8
Ecuador
JPY 11829765
30.7%
9
Mexico
JPY 11707555
31.4%
10
Peru
JPY 11661485
31.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 11087495
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 12437305
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 12019439
29.5%
2
Nigeria
JPY 11622868
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 11456760
32.8%
4
Ghana
JPY 11438114
33.0%
5
Mozambique
JPY 11428611
33.0%
6
South Africa
JPY 10912492
36.0%
7
Morocco
JPY 10685199
37.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 10576073
38.0%
9
Zambia
JPY 10536389
38.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 10411481
39.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 9931976
41.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 16206365
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 16206366
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 15694586
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 15694586
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 15427306
9.6%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 15353399
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 12836984
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 12823594
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 11542291
32.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 9964989
41.6%
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.