Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,084,394 円
Income Tax
- 2,721,208 円
National Surtax
- 57,145 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 21,253 円
Total tax
- 2,927,470 円
Net pay
* 4,156,924 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
41.3%
58.7%
Net pay
41.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,156,924 円
Net pay
170,578 円
Tax the employer pays
2,927,470 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,098,048 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 170,578 円 to pay you 7,084,394 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.37 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.3% tax rate now rises to 42.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 85,012,728 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 35,129,639 円. That means that your net pay will be 49,883,089 円 per year, or 4,156,924 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.3% 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 50631873
40.4%
1
Canada
JPY 43104616
49.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 75464787
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 71065704
16.4%
2
Singapore
JPY 67628363
20.5%
3
Indonesia
JPY 58040557
31.7%
4
Thailand
JPY 57380208
32.5%
5
Pakistan
JPY 55946194
34.2%
6
Vietnam
JPY 55510812
34.7%
7
Taiwan
JPY 54886350
35.4%
8
Philippines
JPY 53861682
36.6%
9
New Zealand
JPY 53496832
37.1%
10
Malaysia
JPY 53148425
37.5%
11
China
JPY 51129265
39.9%
12
Japan
JPY 49883089
41.3%
13
South Korea
JPY 49056929
42.3%
14
Australia
JPY 48014463
43.5%
15
India
JPY 42101346
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 75362610
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 61720591
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 58808347
30.8%
3
Panama
JPY 57769384
32.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 56000355
34.1%
5
Uruguay
JPY 55832866
34.3%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 55835894
34.3%
7
Colombia
JPY 55484089
34.7%
8
Argentina
JPY 55257203
35.0%
9
Chile
JPY 54761253
35.6%
10
Peru
JPY 53282940
37.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 50595859
40.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 61873400
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 59586816
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 57844768
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 57823061
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 56389286
33.7%
5
Mozambique
JPY 55598318
34.6%
6
Zambia
JPY 52327727
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 51949499
38.9%
8
Morocco
JPY 51864142
39.0%
9
Senegal
JPY 51183518
39.8%
10
South Africa
JPY 48286860
43.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 47306344
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 83380700
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 82797539
2.6%
2
Bahrain
JPY 82788919
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 80762092
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 80762092
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 78211711
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 63802031
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 63788641
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 49541726
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 46273622
45.6%
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.