Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,424,959 円
Income Tax
- 1,976,703 円
National Surtax
- 41,511 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 16,275 円
Total tax
- 2,162,351 円
Net pay
* 3,262,608 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.9%
60.1%
Net pay
39.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,262,608 円
Net pay
160,621 円
Tax the employer pays
2,162,351 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,322,973 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 160,621 円 to pay you 5,424,959 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 39.9% tax rate now rises to 41.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 65,099,508 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 25,948,218 円. That means that your net pay will be 39,151,290 円 per year, or 3,262,608 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 39694924
39.0%
1
Canada
JPY 33850863
48.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 57737797
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 47283507
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 45441599
30.2%
3
Panama
JPY 44477310
31.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 43738372
32.8%
5
Colombia
JPY 43337363
33.4%
6
Mexico
JPY 43056762
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 42961998
34.0%
8
Chile
JPY 42813321
34.2%
9
Argentina
JPY 42313610
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 41086093
36.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 39236064
39.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 47386533
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 45647562
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 44299795
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 44235773
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 43216691
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 42654725
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 40081097
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 39825335
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 39796970
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 39235586
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 37334589
42.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 36354073
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.