Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,084,556 円
Income Tax
- 1,823,981 円
National Surtax
- 38,304 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,254 円
Total tax
- 2,005,401 円
Net pay
* 3,079,155 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.4%
60.6%
Net pay
39.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,079,155 円
Net pay
158,579 円
Tax the employer pays
2,005,401 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,163,980 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 158,579 円 to pay you 5,084,556 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.26 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.4% tax rate now rises to 41.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 61,014,672 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 24,064,816 円. That means that your net pay will be 36,949,856 円 per year, or 3,079,155 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.4% 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 37436010
38.6%
1
Canada
JPY 31952624
47.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 53866536
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 51147318
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 48909880
19.8%
3
Indonesia
JPY 41817871
31.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 41781471
31.5%
5
Taiwan
JPY 40487517
33.6%
6
Pakistan
JPY 40347457
33.9%
7
Vietnam
JPY 39912075
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 38962889
36.1%
9
New Zealand
JPY 38858019
36.3%
10
Malaysia
JPY 38811491
36.4%
11
China
JPY 37930334
37.8%
12
Japan
JPY 36949856
39.4%
13
South Korea
JPY 36524627
40.1%
14
Australia
JPY 35295493
42.2%
15
India
JPY 30342299
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 54122386
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 44322001
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 42699652
30.0%
3
Panama
JPY 41750681
31.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 41257406
32.4%
5
Colombia
JPY 40845613
33.1%
6
Mexico
JPY 40401619
33.8%
7
Chile
JPY 40362419
33.9%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 40321151
33.9%
9
Argentina
JPY 39658466
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 38584130
36.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 36905808
39.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 59382645
2.7%
1
Bahrain
JPY 59030840
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 58799483
3.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 57963938
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 57963939
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 56133498
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 45803489
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 45790099
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 35565019
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 34274594
43.8%
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.