Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,310,888 円
Income Tax
- 2,822,825 円
National Surtax
- 59,279 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 21,933 円
Total tax
- 3,031,900 円
Net pay
* 4,278,988 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
41.5%
58.5%
Net pay
41.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,278,988 円
Net pay
171,937 円
Tax the employer pays
3,031,900 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,203,837 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 171,937 円 to pay you 7,310,888 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.38 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.5% tax rate now rises to 42.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 87,730,656 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 36,382,798 円. That means that your net pay will be 51,347,858 円 per year, or 4,278,988 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.5% 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 52109258
40.6%
1
Canada
JPY 44367648
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 77910922
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 73321585
16.4%
2
Singapore
JPY 69748348
20.5%
3
Indonesia
JPY 59877876
31.8%
4
Thailand
JPY 59146861
32.6%
5
Pakistan
JPY 57712847
34.2%
6
Vietnam
JPY 57277465
34.7%
7
Taiwan
JPY 56517107
35.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 55549063
36.7%
9
New Zealand
JPY 55154769
37.1%
10
Malaysia
JPY 54752003
37.6%
11
China
JPY 52624125
40.0%
12
Japan
JPY 51347858
41.5%
13
South Korea
JPY 50473749
42.5%
14
Australia
JPY 49454965
43.6%
15
India
JPY 43433131
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 77768196
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 63691089
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 60632757
30.9%
3
Panama
JPY 59583601
32.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 57767009
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 57593034
34.4%
6
Uruguay
JPY 57483626
34.5%
7
Colombia
JPY 57141960
34.9%
8
Argentina
JPY 57023856
35.0%
9
Chile
JPY 56392010
35.7%
10
Peru
JPY 54947671
37.4%
11
Ecuador
JPY 52146342
40.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 63850693
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 61489366
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 59693502
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 59677571
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 58187195
33.7%
5
Mozambique
JPY 57364971
34.6%
6
Zambia
JPY 53999253
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 53604309
38.9%
8
Morocco
JPY 53511174
39.0%
9
Senegal
JPY 52814275
39.8%
10
South Africa
JPY 49781721
43.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 48801204
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 86098626
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 85515467
2.5%
2
Bahrain
JPY 85479667
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 83344123
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 83344123
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 80712202
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 65840477
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 65827087
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 51124675
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 47632586
45.7%
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.