Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,190,384 円
Income Tax
- 1,871,461 円
National Surtax
- 39,301 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,571 円
Total tax
- 2,054,196 円
Net pay
* 3,136,188 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.6%
60.4%
Net pay
39.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,136,188 円
Net pay
159,214 円
Tax the employer pays
2,054,196 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,213,409 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 159,214 円 to pay you 5,190,384 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
41.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.6% tax rate now rises to 41.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 62,284,608 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 24,650,347 円. That means that your net pay will be 37,634,261 円 per year, or 3,136,188 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.6% 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 38138285
38.8%
1
Canada
JPY 32542767
47.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 55009479
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 52201365
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 49900429
19.9%
3
Indonesia
JPY 42676348
31.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 42606930
31.6%
5
Taiwan
JPY 41249478
33.8%
6
Pakistan
JPY 41172916
33.9%
7
Vietnam
JPY 40737533
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 39751308
36.2%
9
New Zealand
JPY 39632679
36.4%
10
Malaysia
JPY 39586166
36.4%
11
China
JPY 38628799
38.0%
12
Japan
JPY 37634261
39.6%
13
South Korea
JPY 37208254
40.3%
14
Australia
JPY 35968559
42.3%
15
India
JPY 30964567
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 55246382
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 45242704
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 43552097
30.1%
3
Panama
JPY 42598364
31.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 42028715
32.5%
5
Colombia
JPY 41620274
33.2%
6
Mexico
JPY 41227077
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 41142164
33.9%
8
Chile
JPY 41124381
34.0%
9
Argentina
JPY 40483925
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 39361966
36.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 37630262
39.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 45338693
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 43677132
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 42385100
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 42315097
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 41354635
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 40825040
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 38349933
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 38111483
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 38091174
38.8%
9
Senegal
JPY 37546646
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 35786394
42.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 34805878
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 60652579
2.6%
1
Bahrain
JPY 60288080
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 60069419
3.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 59170378
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 59170377
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 57301841
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 46755941
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 46742551
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 36304642
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 34909562
44.0%
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.