Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,121,040,848 円
Income Tax
- 2,745,747,771 円
National Surtax
- 57,660,703 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 18,363,123 円
Total tax
- 2,821,899,460 円
Net pay
* 3,299,141,388 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
3,299,141,388 円
Net pay
36,854,317 円
Tax the employer pays
2,821,899,460 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,858,753,777 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 36,854,317 円 to pay you 6,121,040,848 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 73,452,490,176 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 33,862,793,522 円. That means that your net pay will be 39,589,696,654 円 per year, or 3,299,141,388 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 39155576106
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 34137264856
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 66106194490
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 60966071986
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 57294260772
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 49654454790
32.4%
4
Vietnam
JPY 47744371848
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 47744806535
35.0%
6
Thailand
JPY 47746240549
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 45602835414
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 44807658076
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 44075372819
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 43339226567
41.0%
11
China
JPY 40403241861
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 39589696654
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 38932777510
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 38294560409
47.9%
15
India
JPY 8485774342
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 65011522917
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 53253141741
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 49306727584
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 49030560580
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 47744860697
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 47744117544
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 47487910065
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 44990862877
38.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 44807886355
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 44616303968
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 44075247722
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 41904173882
43.0%
12
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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.