Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
820,733 円
Income Tax
- 112,236 円
National Surtax
- 2,357 円
Health Insurance
- 40,380 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,462 円
Total tax
- 216,910 円
Net pay
* 603,823 円
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
603,823 円
Net pay
104,903 円
Tax the employer pays
216,910 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
321,812 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 104,903 円 to pay you 820,733 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.92 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.4% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,848,796 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,602,918 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,245,878 円 per year, or 603,823 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 7511390
23.7%
1
Canada
JPY 6964898
29.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 8679641
11.9%
1
Taiwan
JPY 8330562
15.4%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 7937268
19.4%
3
Thailand
JPY 7906964
19.7%
4
Singapore
JPY 7731676
21.5%
5
South Korea
JPY 7711399
21.7%
6
Australia
JPY 7412197
24.7%
7
New Zealand
JPY 7293844
25.9%
8
Japan
JPY 7245878
26.4%
9
Indonesia
JPY 7229740
26.6%
10
Pakistan
JPY 7089638
28.0%
11
China
JPY 7002695
28.9%
12
Malaysia
JPY 6956807
29.4%
13
Philippines
JPY 6878227
30.2%
14
Vietnam
JPY 6654255
32.4%
15
India
JPY 5678530
42.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 8836442
10.3%
1
Chile
JPY 8109880
17.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 7993917
18.8%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 7834109
20.5%
4
Panama
JPY 7597460
22.9%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7558721
23.3%
6
Peru
JPY 7245031
26.4%
7
Colombia
JPY 7229339
26.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 7226741
26.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7177626
27.1%
10
Mexico
JPY 7003483
28.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 6400647
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7191640
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 6972064
29.2%
2
South Africa
JPY 6749752
31.5%
3
Mozambique
JPY 6741762
31.6%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6718261
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 6668345
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6536831
33.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 6315701
35.9%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6185939
37.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 6101909
38.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 6085159
38.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 5966181
39.4%
12
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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.