Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,142,512 円
Income Tax
- 2,298,633 円
National Surtax
- 48,271 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 18,428 円
Total tax
- 2,493,195 円
Net pay
* 3,649,317 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
40.6%
59.4%
Net pay
40.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,649,317 円
Net pay
164,927 円
Tax the employer pays
2,493,195 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,658,121 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 164,927 円 to pay you 6,142,512 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.33 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.6% tax rate now rises to 42.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 73,710,144 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 29,918,338 円. That means that your net pay will be 43,791,806 円 per year, or 3,649,317 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.6% 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 44456607
39.7%
1
Canada
JPY 37852259
48.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 65358907
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 53526218
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 51221488
30.5%
3
Panama
JPY 50224909
31.9%
4
Uruguay
JPY 48968128
33.6%
5
Mexico
JPY 48653676
34.0%
6
Colombia
JPY 48589784
34.1%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 48528774
34.2%
8
Chile
JPY 47979703
34.9%
9
Argentina
JPY 47910523
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 46360107
37.1%
11
Ecuador
JPY 44148130
40.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 53650770
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 51675007
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 50156750
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 50111026
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 48912627
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 48251639
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 45376638
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 45067920
38.9%
8
Morocco
JPY 45014912
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 44401968
39.8%
10
South Africa
JPY 42070439
42.9%
11
Uganda
JPY 41089923
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 72078117
2.2%
1
Bahrain
JPY 71599358
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 71494955
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 70024637
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 70024637
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 67813331
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 55325093
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 55311703
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 42958988
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 40622330
44.9%
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.