Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,046,955 円
Income Tax
- 30,969,361 円
National Surtax
- 650,357 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 210,141 円
Total tax
- 31,957,722 円
Net pay
* 38,089,233 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
38,089,233 円
Net pay
548,353 円
Tax the employer pays
31,957,722 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,506,075 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 548,353 円 to pay you 70,046,955 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 840,563,460 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 383,492,662 円. That means that your net pay will be 457,070,798 円 per year, or 38,089,233 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 453419167
46.1%
1
Canada
JPY 394212064
53.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 611536558
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 588472328
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 573354214
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 571770375
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 556186095
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 546706294
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 516991427
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 511966562
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 509718819
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 504513958
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 463839763
44.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 462859246
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 838931433
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 838348271
0.3%
2
Bahrain
JPY 830784143
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 798535287
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 798535287
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 773318383
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 630465080
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 630451690
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 489582028
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 424048988
49.6%
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.