Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,839,327,412 円
Income Tax
- 824,757,038 円
National Surtax
- 17,319,898 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,517,982 円
Total tax
- 847,722,781 円
Net pay
* 991,604,631 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
991,604,631 円
Net pay
11,164,036 円
Tax the employer pays
847,722,781 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
858,886,817 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,164,036 円 to pay you 1,839,327,412 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 22,071,928,944 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,172,673,377 円. That means that your net pay will be 11,899,255,567 円 per year, or 991,604,631 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 11769736971
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 10260512529
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 16057354947
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 15450428167
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 15060045668
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 15013345178
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 14600734363
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 14347093859
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 13574281200
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 13438683437
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 13375671526
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 13243333248
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 12141090779
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 12140110263
45.0%
12
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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.