Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,939,485,068 円
Income Tax
- 2,664,292,771 円
National Surtax
- 55,950,148 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 17,818,455 円
Total tax
- 2,738,189,237 円
Net pay
* 3,201,295,831 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,201,295,831 円
Net pay
35,764,982 円
Tax the employer pays
2,738,189,237 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,773,954,219 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,764,982 円 to pay you 5,939,485,068 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 71,273,820,816 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 32,858,270,846 円. That means that your net pay will be 38,415,549,970 円 per year, or 3,201,295,831 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 37994345338
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 33124828490
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 64145392066
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 59157776417
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 55594898672
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 48181674318
32.4%
4
Vietnam
JPY 46328236743
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 46328671451
35.0%
6
Thailand
JPY 46330105465
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 44250244908
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 43478669766
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 42768171203
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 42053833432
41.0%
11
China
JPY 39204973713
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 38415549970
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 37778082749
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 37158848654
47.9%
15
India
JPY 8235074448
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 63083224061
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 51673606455
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 47844295777
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 47576298783
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 46328725613
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 46327982460
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 46079400324
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 43656427894
38.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 43478950279
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 43293067346
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 42768046106
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 40661319265
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 51851731284
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 49891752478
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 48631726540
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 48480472029
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 47147785836
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 46328323575
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 43833444701
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 43395255303
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 43191427578
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 42764468371
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 39202131309
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 39201150792
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 71271605627
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 71272188790
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 70559708923
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 67710129775
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 67710129775
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 65571915150
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 53455408097
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 53455394707
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 41510615445
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 35640677666
50.0%
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.