Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,471,948 円
Income Tax
- 13,662,684 円
National Surtax
- 286,916 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 94,416 円
Total tax
- 14,171,880 円
Net pay
* 17,300,068 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
17,300,068 円
Net pay
316,903 円
Tax the employer pays
14,171,880 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
14,488,783 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 316,903 円 to pay you 31,471,948 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.60 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 377,663,376 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 170,062,556 円. That means that your net pay will be 207,600,820 円 per year, or 17,300,068 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% 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 206693422
45.3%
1
Canada
JPY 179100542
52.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 334382138
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 273892311
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 255250095
32.4%
3
Panama
JPY 253113691
33.0%
4
Mexico
JPY 246223277
34.8%
5
Argentina
JPY 245480124
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 245034539
35.1%
7
Colombia
JPY 233993968
38.0%
8
Uruguay
JPY 233577163
38.2%
9
Peru
JPY 232531462
38.4%
10
Chile
JPY 230351642
39.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 217542811
42.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 274776747
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 264442270
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 257505915
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 256905738
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 249977690
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 245821239
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 232307876
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 230129846
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 229206923
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 226773907
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 209244717
44.6%
11
Uganda
JPY 208264200
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 376031351
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 375448187
0.6%
2
Bahrain
JPY 372513058
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 358780207
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 358780207
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 347450308
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 283290017
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 283276627
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 219984390
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 192598946
49.0%
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.