Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
762,637 円
Income Tax
- 99,571 円
National Surtax
- 2,091 円
Health Insurance
- 37,522 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,288 円
Total tax
- 200,947 円
Net pay
* 561,690 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
561,690 円
Net pay
101,687 円
Tax the employer pays
200,947 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
302,634 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 101,687 円 to pay you 762,637 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 9,151,644 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,411,360 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,740,284 円 per year, or 561,690 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 7065289
22.8%
1
Canada
JPY 6487209
29.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 8101005
11.5%
1
Taiwan
JPY 7783653
15.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 7417677
19.0%
3
Kazakhstan
JPY 7372575
19.4%
4
South Korea
JPY 7213845
21.2%
5
Singapore
JPY 7111990
22.3%
6
Australia
JPY 6955562
24.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 6836443
25.3%
8
Indonesia
JPY 6758380
26.2%
9
Japan
JPY 6740284
26.4%
10
Pakistan
JPY 6636489
27.5%
11
Malaysia
JPY 6506470
28.9%
12
China
JPY 6479831
29.2%
13
Philippines
JPY 6422754
29.8%
14
Vietnam
JPY 6201106
32.2%
15
India
JPY 5461279
40.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 8219406
10.2%
1
Chile
JPY 7573073
17.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 7493643
18.1%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 7364577
19.5%
4
Panama
JPY 7130390
22.1%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7105632
22.4%
6
Colombia
JPY 6774114
26.0%
7
Peru
JPY 6772764
26.0%
8
Brazil
JPY 6721306
26.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 6681428
27.0%
10
Mexico
JPY 6551377
28.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 5947498
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 8694062
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 8694062
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 8419514
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 8419511
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 8236480
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 8148126
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 6945232
24.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 6906218
24.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 6892828
24.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 5359472
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.