Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
760,932 円
Income Tax
- 99,199 円
National Surtax
- 2,083 円
Health Insurance
- 37,438 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,283 円
Total tax
- 200,478 円
Net pay
* 560,454 円
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
560,454 円
Net pay
101,593 円
Tax the employer pays
200,478 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
302,071 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 101,593 円 to pay you 760,932 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.97 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 35.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,131,184 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,405,738 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,725,446 円 per year, or 560,454 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.4% and your marginal tax rate is 27.5%. 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 27.48 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72.52 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 725 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,626 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 7052197
22.8%
1
Canada
JPY 6473190
29.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 6669577
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 6469735
29.2%
2
South Africa
JPY 6326361
30.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 6275315
31.3%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6230141
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 6193645
32.2%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6047187
33.8%
7
Morocco
JPY 5880837
35.6%
8
Cameroon
JPY 5749021
37.0%
9
Zambia
JPY 5660578
38.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 5654592
38.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 5571495
39.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 8674625
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 8674625
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 8400687
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 8400690
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 8218065
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 8129409
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 6932809
24.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 6890873
24.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 6877483
24.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 5347556
41.4%
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.