Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
473,921,880 円
Income Tax
- 212,167,846 円
National Surtax
- 4,455,525 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,421,766 円
Total tax
- 218,173,000 円
Net pay
* 255,748,880 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.0%
54.0%
Net pay
46.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
255,748,880 円
Net pay
2,971,603 円
Tax the employer pays
218,173,000 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
221,144,603 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,971,603 円 to pay you 473,921,880 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% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,687,062,560 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,618,075,998 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,068,986,562 円 per year, or 255,748,880 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.0% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 3036603187
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2646399580
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 5117309635
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 4720767065
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 4437227232
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 3845026204
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 3698712598
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 3697278584
35.0%
6
Vietnam
JPY 3696843255
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 3531800812
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 3470747230
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 3416116249
39.9%
10
Malaysia
JPY 3358301928
41.0%
11
China
JPY 3132256673
44.9%
12
Japan
JPY 3068986562
46.0%
13
Australia
JPY 3017100874
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 2969332013
47.8%
15
India
JPY 687993801
87.9%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 4137364653
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 3981021698
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 3880241713
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 3868359063
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 3762145250
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 3696930709
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 3497588374
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 3462757539
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 3446639115
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 3412413418
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 3129414268
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 3128433751
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.