Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,415,239 円
Income Tax
- 1,972,342 円
National Surtax
- 41,419 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 16,246 円
Total tax
- 2,157,870 円
Net pay
* 3,257,369 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.8%
60.2%
Net pay
39.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,257,369 円
Net pay
160,563 円
Tax the employer pays
2,157,870 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,318,433 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 160,563 円 to pay you 5,415,239 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.28 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.8% tax rate now rises to 41.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 64,982,868 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 25,894,438 円. That means that your net pay will be 39,088,430 円 per year, or 3,257,369 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.9% 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 39630423
39.0%
1
Canada
JPY 33796659
48.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 57634561
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 47198943
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 45363304
30.2%
3
Panama
JPY 44399453
31.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 43667530
32.8%
5
Colombia
JPY 43266212
33.4%
6
Mexico
JPY 42980946
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 42886591
34.0%
8
Chile
JPY 42743337
34.2%
9
Argentina
JPY 42237794
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 41014650
36.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 39169524
39.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 47301677
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 45565914
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 44220457
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 44156187
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 43139534
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 42578909
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 40009363
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 39754318
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 39726287
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 39165602
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 37270437
42.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 36289921
44.2%
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.