Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,460,000 円
Income Tax
- 31,154,674 円
National Surtax
- 654,248 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 211,380 円
Total tax
- 32,148,165 円
Net pay
* 38,311,835 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
38,311,835 円
Net pay
550,832 円
Tax the employer pays
32,148,165 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,698,997 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 550,832 円 to pay you 70,460,000 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 845,520,000 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 385,777,982 円. That means that your net pay will be 459,742,018 円 per year, or 38,311,835 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 46.11 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 735602400
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 689098800
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 680643600
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
JPY 650887801
23.0%
4
Romania
JPY 494629200
41.5%
5
Poland
JPY 487059322
42.4%
6
Greece
JPY 473807624
44.0%
7
Switzerland
JPY 451578860
46.6%
8
Luxembourg
JPY 446925673
47.1%
9
Norway
JPY 446918274
47.1%
10
Italy
JPY 445643563
47.3%
11
United Kingdom
JPY 440982859
47.8%
12
Spain
JPY 440697210
47.9%
13
Denmark
JPY 435074395
48.5%
14
Netherlands
JPY 428400095
49.3%
15
Sweden
JPY 424309054
49.8%
16
Austria
JPY 419619533
50.4%
17
Germany
JPY 411958480
51.3%
18
Ireland
JPY 408129635
51.7%
19
France
JPY 355664060
57.9%
20
Belgium
JPY 316891047
62.5%
21
Finland
JPY 313677091
62.9%
22
Portugal
JPY 305762886
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 456061003
46.1%
1
Canada
JPY 396515387
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 759921331
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 702286740
16.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 660824036
21.8%
3
Indonesia
JPY 572143468
32.3%
4
Thailand
JPY 551709934
34.8%
5
Pakistan
JPY 550275920
34.9%
6
Vietnam
JPY 549840546
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 526009928
37.8%
8
New Zealand
JPY 517406269
38.8%
9
Taiwan
JPY 511190713
39.5%
10
Malaysia
JPY 501840233
40.7%
11
China
JPY 469408264
44.5%
12
Japan
JPY 459742018
45.6%
13
Australia
JPY 451083317
46.7%
14
South Korea
JPY 445499393
47.3%
15
India
JPY 130876585
84.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 748473146
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 613088364
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 569298854
32.7%
3
Panama
JPY 565407988
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 550330082
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 549586929
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 547503846
35.3%
7
Colombia
JPY 519375292
38.6%
8
Peru
JPY 519093644
38.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 517734562
38.8%
10
Chile
JPY 511065616
39.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 484438639
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 615142441
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 591941906
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 576736186
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 575141814
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 559464846
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 549928045
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 520039699
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 514984351
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 512722423
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 507487882
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 466565860
44.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 465585343
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 843887970
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 843304811
0.3%
2
Bahrain
JPY 835691115
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 803244000
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 803244000
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 777878401
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 634182485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 634169095
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 492468767
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 426527258
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.