Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,518,028,124 円
Income Tax
- 680,606,113 円
National Surtax
- 14,292,728 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,554,084 円
Total tax
- 699,580,789 円
Net pay
* 818,447,335 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
818,447,335 円
Net pay
9,236,240 円
Tax the employer pays
699,580,789 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
708,817,029 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 9,236,240 円 to pay you 1,518,028,124 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 18,216,337,488 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 8,394,969,463 円. That means that your net pay will be 9,821,368,025 円 per year, or 818,447,335 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 9714706725
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 8468803758
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 16393657071
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 15120065255
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 14210061675
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 12314815966
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 11842741302
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 11840872077
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 11841307288
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 11310392013
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 11113604936
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 10933681206
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 10750448843
41.0%
11
China
JPY 10023357883
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 9821368025
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 9657616586
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 9500678660
47.9%
15
India
JPY 2129739831
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 16123053660
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 13206931042
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 12229460093
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 12160428662
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 11841361449
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 11840618297
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 11777737352
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 11158719355
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 11115157496
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 11068074272
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 10933556109
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 10393882038
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 18214122299
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 18214705461
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 18032800430
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 17305520614
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 17305520614
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 16759030488
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 13662295601
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 13662282211
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 10609406580
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 9111936002
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.