Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,390,797 円
Income Tax
- 31,123,626 円
National Surtax
- 653,596 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 211,172 円
Total tax
- 32,116,258 円
Net pay
* 38,274,539 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
38,274,539 円
Net pay
550,416 円
Tax the employer pays
32,116,258 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,666,674 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 550,416 円 to pay you 70,390,797 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 844,689,564 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 385,395,091 円. That means that your net pay will be 459,294,473 円 per year, or 38,274,539 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 455618381
46.1%
1
Canada
JPY 396129481
53.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 747738143
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 612486298
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 568741424
32.7%
3
Panama
JPY 564853672
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 549790299
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 549047146
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 546966970
35.3%
7
Colombia
JPY 518868746
38.6%
8
Peru
JPY 518585002
38.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 517230189
38.8%
10
Chile
JPY 510567355
39.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 483964905
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 614538299
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 591360601
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 576169558
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 574576951
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 558915513
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 549388262
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 519528981
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 514478740
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 512219188
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 506989620
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 466109120
44.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 465128604
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.