Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,844,400 円
Income Tax
- 31,327,135 円
National Surtax
- 657,870 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 212,533 円
Total tax
- 32,325,401 円
Net pay
* 38,518,999 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
38,518,999 円
Net pay
553,138 円
Tax the employer pays
32,325,401 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
32,878,539 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 553,138 円 to pay you 70,844,400 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 850,132,800 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 387,904,813 円. That means that your net pay will be 462,227,987 円 per year, or 38,518,999 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 458519626
46.1%
1
Canada
JPY 398658974
53.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 764072851
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 706115364
16.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 664422019
21.8%
3
Indonesia
JPY 575261720
32.3%
4
Thailand
JPY 554708254
34.8%
5
Pakistan
JPY 553274240
34.9%
6
Vietnam
JPY 552838866
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 528873708
37.8%
8
New Zealand
JPY 520220076
38.8%
9
Taiwan
JPY 513958393
39.5%
10
Malaysia
JPY 504561739
40.7%
11
China
JPY 471945304
44.5%
12
Japan
JPY 462227987
45.6%
13
Australia
JPY 453528102
46.7%
14
South Korea
JPY 447903985
47.3%
15
India
JPY 131407380
84.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 752555848
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 616432644
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 572395196
32.7%
3
Panama
JPY 568487032
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 553328402
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 552585249
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 550486021
35.3%
7
Colombia
JPY 522188989
38.6%
8
Peru
JPY 521918984
38.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 520536193
38.8%
10
Chile
JPY 513833296
39.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 487070081
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 618498253
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 595170866
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 579883614
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 578279441
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 562516214
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 552926365
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 522876571
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 517792854
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 515517724
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 510255562
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 469102900
44.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 468122383
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 848500772
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 847917611
0.3%
2
Bahrain
JPY 840257788
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 807626160
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 807626160
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 782122177
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 637642085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 637628695
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 495155308
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 428833658
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.