Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,945,562 円
Income Tax
- 1,761,621 円
National Surtax
- 36,994 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 14,837 円
Total tax
- 1,941,315 円
Net pay
* 3,004,247 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.3%
60.7%
Net pay
39.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,004,247 円
Net pay
157,745 円
Tax the employer pays
1,941,315 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,099,060 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 157,745 円 to pay you 4,945,562 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.24 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.3% tax rate now rises to 41.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 59,346,744 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 23,295,781 円. That means that your net pay will be 36,050,963 円 per year, or 3,004,247 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.3% 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 36513646
38.5%
1
Canada
JPY 31177530
47.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 52365401
11.8%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 49762938
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 47608895
19.8%
3
Thailand
JPY 40697318
31.4%
4
Indonesia
JPY 40690352
31.4%
5
Taiwan
JPY 39486760
33.5%
6
Pakistan
JPY 39263304
33.8%
7
Vietnam
JPY 38827922
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 37927384
36.1%
9
New Zealand
JPY 37840583
36.2%
10
Malaysia
JPY 37794036
36.3%
11
China
JPY 37012974
37.6%
12
Japan
JPY 36050963
39.3%
13
South Korea
JPY 35626754
40.0%
14
Australia
JPY 34411491
42.0%
15
India
JPY 29525014
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 52646135
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 43112753
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 41580056
29.9%
3
Panama
JPY 40637340
31.5%
4
Uruguay
JPY 40244374
32.2%
5
Colombia
JPY 39828177
32.9%
6
Chile
JPY 39361663
33.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 39317466
33.8%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 39242835
33.9%
9
Argentina
JPY 38574313
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 37562524
36.7%
11
Ecuador
JPY 35954314
39.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 57714718
2.8%
1
Bahrain
JPY 57379594
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 57131555
3.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 56379407
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 56379407
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 54599003
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 44552543
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 44539153
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 34593601
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 33440630
43.7%
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.