Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,218,265 円
Income Tax
- 1,883,970 円
National Surtax
- 39,563 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,655 円
Total tax
- 2,067,051 円
Net pay
* 3,151,214 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
3,151,214 円
Net pay
159,381 円
Tax the employer pays
2,067,051 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,226,432 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 159,381 円 to pay you 5,218,265 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.27 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 62,619,180 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 24,804,609 円. That means that your net pay will be 37,814,571 円 per year, or 3,151,214 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 38323303
38.8%
1
Canada
JPY 32698245
47.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 55310593
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 52479059
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 50161396
19.9%
3
Indonesia
JPY 42902519
31.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 42824401
31.6%
5
Taiwan
JPY 41450221
33.8%
6
Pakistan
JPY 41390387
33.9%
7
Vietnam
JPY 40955005
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 39959021
36.2%
9
New Zealand
JPY 39836768
36.4%
10
Malaysia
JPY 39790258
36.5%
11
China
JPY 38812814
38.0%
12
Japan
JPY 37814571
39.6%
13
South Korea
JPY 37383466
40.3%
14
Australia
JPY 36145882
42.3%
15
India
JPY 31128508
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 55542506
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 45485269
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 43776678
30.1%
3
Panama
JPY 42821690
31.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 42231920
32.6%
5
Colombia
JPY 41824363
33.2%
6
Mexico
JPY 41444549
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 41358465
34.0%
8
Chile
JPY 41325124
34.0%
9
Argentina
JPY 40701396
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 39566891
36.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 37821123
39.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 60987152
2.6%
1
Bahrain
JPY 60619305
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 60403991
3.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 59488221
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 59488221
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 57609645
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 47006870
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 46993480
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 36499500
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 35076848
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.