Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,107,456 円
Income Tax
- 26,061,355 円
National Surtax
- 547,288 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 177,322 円
Total tax
- 26,913,829 円
Net pay
* 32,193,627 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.5%
54.5%
Net pay
45.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
32,193,627 円
Net pay
482,716 円
Tax the employer pays
26,913,829 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27,396,545 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 482,716 円 to pay you 59,107,456 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.64 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.5% tax rate now rises to 46.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 709,289,472 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 322,965,947 円. That means that your net pay will be 386,323,525 円 per year, or 32,193,627 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.5% 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 383450131
45.9%
1
Canada
JPY 333208516
53.0%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 707657444
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 707074283
0.3%
2
Bahrain
JPY 700822893
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 673824998
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 673824998
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 652546313
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 532009589
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 531996199
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 413126745
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 358411994
49.5%
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.