Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,843,346,024 円
Income Tax
- 826,559,989 円
National Surtax
- 17,357,760 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,530,038 円
Total tax
- 849,575,649 円
Net pay
* 993,770,375 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
993,770,375 円
Net pay
11,188,148 円
Tax the employer pays
849,575,649 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
860,763,797 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,188,148 円 to pay you 1,843,346,024 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 22,120,152,288 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,194,907,794 円. That means that your net pay will be 11,925,244,494 円 per year, or 993,770,375 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 11795440013
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 10282922110
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 19907090391
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 18360231539
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 17255037221
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 14953794743
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 14380220922
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 14378351734
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 14378786908
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 13734010270
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 13494931964
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 13275970086
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 13053660537
41.0%
11
China
JPY 12170456023
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 11925244494
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 11726638430
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 11535686101
47.9%
15
India
JPY 2578952536
88.3%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 22117937099
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 22118520260
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 21897577081
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 21014144674
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 21014144673
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 20350540105
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 16590156701
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 16590143311
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 12883027358
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 11063843402
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.