Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,615,375,299 円
Income Tax
- 724,280,923 円
National Surtax
- 15,209,899 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,846,126 円
Total tax
- 744,464,811 円
Net pay
* 870,910,488 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
870,910,488 円
Net pay
9,820,323 円
Tax the employer pays
744,464,811 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
754,285,134 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 9,820,323 円 to pay you 1,615,375,299 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 19,384,503,588 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 8,933,577,734 円. That means that your net pay will be 10,450,925,854 円 per year, or 870,910,488 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 10337339255
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 9011655217
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 17445006561
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 16089643118
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 15121231234
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 13104496241
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 12602049267
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 12600180053
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 12600615253
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 12035628438
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 11826186257
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 11634580866
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 11439655160
41.0%
11
China
JPY 10665849238
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 10450925854
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 10276744619
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 10109628323
47.9%
15
India
JPY 2264160924
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 17156975279
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 14053851465
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 13013591587
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 12940179533
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 12600669414
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 12599926262
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 12532956736
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 11874221091
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 11827710810
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 11777571634
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 11634455769
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 11060279911
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 19382288399
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 19382871558
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 19189284869
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 18415278408
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 18415278409
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 17833743299
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 14538420176
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 14538406786
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 11289758198
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 9696019052
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.