Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
508,395,540 円
Income Tax
- 227,634,454 円
National Surtax
- 4,780,324 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,525,187 円
Total tax
- 234,067,827 円
Net pay
* 274,327,713 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
274,327,713 円
Net pay
3,178,445 円
Tax the employer pays
234,067,827 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
237,246,272 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,178,445 円 to pay you 508,395,540 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 6,100,746,480 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,808,813,926 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,291,932,554 円 per year, or 274,327,713 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 46.11 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 3257096716
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2838640153
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 5489625163
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 5064124719
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 4759900689
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 4124676531
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 3967607146
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 3966173132
35.0%
6
Vietnam
JPY 3965737807
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 3788629568
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 3723094422
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 3664326601
39.9%
10
Malaysia
JPY 3602371304
41.0%
11
China
JPY 3359782828
44.9%
12
Japan
JPY 3291932554
46.0%
13
Australia
JPY 3236353352
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 3184980013
47.8%
15
India
JPY 735596487
87.9%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 4438319705
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 4270600442
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 4162508594
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 4149746866
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 4035797163
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 3965825257
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 3752003985
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 3714628994
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 3697326607
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 3660623770
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 3356940424
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 3355959907
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.