Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,701,979 円
Income Tax
- 2,100,988 円
National Surtax
- 44,121 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 17,106 円
Total tax
- 2,290,078 円
Net pay
* 3,411,901 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
40.2%
59.8%
Net pay
40.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,411,901 円
Net pay
162,283 円
Tax the employer pays
2,290,078 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,452,361 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 162,283 円 to pay you 5,701,979 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.30 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.2% tax rate now rises to 41.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 68,423,748 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 27,480,931 円. That means that your net pay will be 40,942,817 円 per year, or 3,411,901 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.2% 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 41533229
39.3%
1
Canada
JPY 35395651
48.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 60680019
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 49693581
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 47672995
30.3%
3
Panama
JPY 46696240
31.8%
4
Uruguay
JPY 45757383
33.1%
5
Colombia
JPY 45365149
33.7%
6
Mexico
JPY 45217518
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 45111119
34.1%
8
Chile
JPY 44807865
34.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 44474366
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 43122189
37.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 41132426
39.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 49804917
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 47974530
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 46560943
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 46503985
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 45415676
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 44815481
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 42125504
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 41849298
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 41811419
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 41230130
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 39162921
42.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 38182405
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 66791721
2.4%
1
Bahrain
JPY 66365826
3.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 66208559
3.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 65002560
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 65002561
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 62949848
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 51360296
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 51346906
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 39880139
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 37979132
44.5%
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.