Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,779,664 円
Income Tax
- 2,135,841 円
National Surtax
- 44,853 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 17,339 円
Total tax
- 2,325,896 円
Net pay
* 3,453,768 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
3,453,768 円
Net pay
162,749 円
Tax the employer pays
2,325,896 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,488,645 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 162,749 円 to pay you 5,779,664 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.31 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.2% tax rate now rises to 41.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 69,355,968 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 27,910,751 円. That means that your net pay will be 41,445,217 円 per year, or 3,453,768 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 42048748
39.4%
1
Canada
JPY 35828856
48.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 61505109
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 50369440
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 48298747
30.4%
3
Panama
JPY 47318497
31.8%
4
Uruguay
JPY 46323576
33.2%
5
Colombia
JPY 45933803
33.8%
6
Mexico
JPY 45823461
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 45713799
34.1%
8
Chile
JPY 45367197
34.6%
9
Argentina
JPY 45080309
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 43693174
37.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 41664225
39.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 50483107
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 48627084
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 47195039
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 47140062
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 46032339
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 45421424
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 42698820
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 42416880
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 42376333
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 41789462
39.8%
10
South Africa
JPY 39675642
42.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 38695126
44.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 67723942
2.4%
1
Bahrain
JPY 67288725
3.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 67140779
3.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 65888170
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 65888170
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 63807489
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 52059461
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 52046071
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 40423073
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 38445242
44.6%
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.