Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,955,672 円
Income Tax
- 35,863,557 円
National Surtax
- 753,135 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 242,867 円
Total tax
- 36,987,422 円
Net pay
* 43,968,250 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.7%
54.3%
Net pay
45.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
43,968,250 円
Net pay
613,806 円
Tax the employer pays
36,987,422 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
37,601,227 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 613,806 円 to pay you 80,955,672 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
46.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.7% tax rate now rises to 46.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 971,468,064 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 443,849,063 円. That means that your net pay will be 527,619,001 円 per year, or 43,968,250 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.7% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 523191320
46.1%
1
Canada
JPY 455043956
53.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 859947385
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 704400710
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 653841492
32.7%
3
Panama
JPY 649478321
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 632196324
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 631453171
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 628929270
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 596236833
38.6%
8
Colombia
JPY 596200591
38.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 594230379
38.8%
10
Chile
JPY 586634455
39.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 556287602
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 706769657
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 680105551
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 662673698
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 660811687
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 642779491
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 631794287
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 597497759
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 591667830
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 589045438
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 583056720
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 535837295
44.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 534856779
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 969836038
0.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 969252875
0.2%
2
Bahrain
JPY 960379699
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 922894661
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 922894661
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 893750620
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 728643533
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 728630143
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 565822179
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 489501290
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.