Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,294,786 円
Income Tax
- 1,918,301 円
National Surtax
- 40,284 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,884 円
Total tax
- 2,102,332 円
Net pay
* 3,192,454 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.7%
60.3%
Net pay
39.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,192,454 円
Net pay
159,840 円
Tax the employer pays
2,102,332 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,262,173 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 159,840 円 to pay you 5,294,786 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
41.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.7% tax rate now rises to 41.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 63,537,432 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 25,227,989 円. That means that your net pay will be 38,309,443 円 per year, or 3,192,454 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.7% 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 38831096
38.9%
1
Canada
JPY 33124960
47.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 56137020
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 53241209
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 50877633
19.9%
3
Indonesia
JPY 43523257
31.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 43421265
31.7%
5
Taiwan
JPY 42001173
33.9%
6
Pakistan
JPY 41987251
33.9%
7
Vietnam
JPY 41551869
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 40529103
36.2%
9
New Zealand
JPY 40396902
36.4%
10
Malaysia
JPY 40350403
36.5%
11
China
JPY 39317852
38.1%
12
Japan
JPY 38309443
39.7%
13
South Korea
JPY 37862139
40.4%
14
Australia
JPY 36632556
42.3%
15
India
JPY 31578451
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 56355233
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 46151002
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 44393055
30.1%
3
Panama
JPY 43434624
31.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 42789630
32.7%
5
Colombia
JPY 42384496
33.3%
6
Mexico
JPY 42041413
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 41952116
34.0%
8
Chile
JPY 41876075
34.1%
9
Argentina
JPY 41298260
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 40129321
36.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 38344954
39.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 46250122
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 44554109
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 43237271
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 43169930
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 42183378
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 41639376
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 39120420
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 38874265
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 38850370
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 38298341
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 36475448
42.6%
11
Uganda
JPY 35494931
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 61905404
2.6%
1
Bahrain
JPY 61528373
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 61322243
3.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 60360560
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 60360560
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 58454438
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 47695559
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 47682169
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 37034299
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 35535974
44.1%
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.