Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
163,740,672 円
Income Tax
- 73,005,047 円
National Surtax
- 1,533,106 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 491,222 円
Total tax
- 75,157,238 円
Net pay
* 88,583,434 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.9%
54.1%
Net pay
45.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
88,583,434 円
Net pay
1,110,516 円
Tax the employer pays
75,157,238 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
76,267,754 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,110,516 円 to pay you 163,740,672 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.66 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.9% tax rate now rises to 46.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,964,888,064 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 901,886,862 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,063,001,202 円 per year, or 88,583,434 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.9% 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 1052684180
46.4%
1
Canada
JPY 916690205
53.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 1429482707
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 1375499551
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 1340509000
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 1336535971
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 1299926821
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 1277517287
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 1208451059
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1196511597
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 1191046037
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 1179108720
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 1082218295
44.9%
11
Uganda
JPY 1081237779
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 1963256037
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1962672875
0.1%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1943865501
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1866643661
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 1866643661
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 1807697021
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 1473708533
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 1473695143
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 1144399921
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 986211290
49.8%
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.