Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,557,635 円
Income Tax
- 2,036,228 円
National Surtax
- 42,761 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 16,673 円
Total tax
- 2,223,525 円
Net pay
* 3,334,110 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
40.0%
60.0%
Net pay
40.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,334,110 円
Net pay
161,417 円
Tax the employer pays
2,223,525 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,384,942 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 161,417 円 to pay you 5,557,635 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.29 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40% tax rate now rises to 41.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 66,691,620 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 26,682,295 円. That means that your net pay will be 40,009,325 円 per year, or 3,334,110 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.0% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 40575362
39.2%
1
Canada
JPY 34590723
48.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 59146945
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 48437788
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 46510304
30.3%
3
Panama
JPY 45540044
31.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 44705357
33.0%
5
Colombia
JPY 44308551
33.6%
6
Mexico
JPY 44091635
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 43991298
34.0%
8
Chile
JPY 43768588
34.4%
9
Argentina
JPY 43348482
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 42061261
36.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 40144307
39.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 48544794
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 46762040
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 45382750
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 45322111
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 44269873
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 43689598
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 41060246
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 40794692
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 40761770
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 40190854
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 38210251
42.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 37229734
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 65059590
2.5%
1
Bahrain
JPY 64651019
3.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 64476431
3.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 63357039
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 63357039
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 61356291
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 50061200
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 50047810
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 38871330
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 37113068
44.4%
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.