Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
62,179,576 円
Income Tax
- 27,439,662 円
National Surtax
- 576,233 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 186,539 円
Total tax
- 28,330,296 円
Net pay
* 33,849,280 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.6%
54.4%
Net pay
45.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
33,849,280 円
Net pay
501,149 円
Tax the employer pays
28,330,296 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
28,831,445 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 501,149 円 to pay you 62,179,576 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 45.6% tax rate now rises to 46.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 746,154,912 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 339,963,557 円. That means that your net pay will be 406,191,355 円 per year, or 33,849,280 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.6% 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 46.10 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 403099411
46.0%
1
Canada
JPY 350340033
53.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 660526995
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 541048675
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 502600038
32.6%
3
Panama
JPY 499081791
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 485742775
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 484999622
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 483264316
35.2%
7
Colombia
JPY 458764970
38.5%
8
Peru
JPY 458232527
38.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 457384183
38.7%
10
Chile
JPY 451446563
39.5%
11
Ecuador
JPY 427754335
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 542854339
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 522386345
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 508936902
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 507553681
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 493734841
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 485340738
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 458930170
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 454485917
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 452508372
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 447868829
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 411915062
44.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 410934545
44.9%
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.