Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,416,560 円
Income Tax
- 16,778,385 円
National Surtax
- 352,346 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 115,250 円
Total tax
- 17,373,843 円
Net pay
* 21,042,717 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.2%
54.8%
Net pay
45.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
21,042,717 円
Net pay
358,571 円
Tax the employer pays
17,373,843 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,732,414 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 358,571 円 to pay you 38,416,560 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.62 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.2% tax rate now rises to 45.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 460,998,720 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 208,486,121 円. That means that your net pay will be 252,512,599 円 per year, or 21,042,717 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.2% 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 251111160
45.5%
1
Canada
JPY 217826810
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 413852179
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 383134078
16.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 360897437
21.7%
3
Indonesia
JPY 312207085
32.3%
4
Thailand
JPY 301771102
34.5%
5
Pakistan
JPY 300337088
34.9%
6
Vietnam
JPY 299901710
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 287286310
37.7%
8
New Zealand
JPY 282848287
38.6%
9
Taiwan
JPY 280477945
39.2%
10
Malaysia
JPY 274976523
40.4%
11
China
JPY 257921561
44.1%
12
Japan
JPY 252512599
45.2%
13
Australia
JPY 247287039
46.4%
14
South Korea
JPY 245053494
46.8%
15
India
JPY 86629648
81.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 335403210
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 322777010
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 314367703
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 313590439
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 305104020
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 299989213
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 283559112
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 280868570
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 279707141
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 276775114
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 255079156
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 254098639
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 459366690
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 458783531
0.5%
2
Bahrain
JPY 455015049
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 437948784
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 437948784
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 424118823
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 345791525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 345778135
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 268519728
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 234266618
49.2%
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.