Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
833,606 円
Income Tax
- 115,515 円
National Surtax
- 2,426 円
Health Insurance
- 41,013 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,501 円
Total tax
- 220,930 円
Net pay
* 612,676 円
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
26.5%
73.5%
Net pay
26.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
612,676 円
Net pay
105,615 円
Tax the employer pays
220,930 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
326,545 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 105,615 円 to pay you 833,606 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 26.5% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,003,272 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,651,159 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,352,113 円 per year, or 612,676 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.5% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.09 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.91 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 669 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,346 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 7610237
23.9%
1
Canada
JPY 7068736
29.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 8973165
10.3%
1
Chile
JPY 8228826
17.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8104522
19.0%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 7938149
20.6%
4
Panama
JPY 7700573
23.0%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7656637
23.5%
6
Peru
JPY 7339648
26.6%
7
Brazil
JPY 7338736
26.6%
8
Colombia
JPY 7330801
26.7%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7287575
27.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 7102577
29.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 6501056
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7304021
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7080197
29.2%
2
Mozambique
JPY 6842172
31.6%
3
South Africa
JPY 6840893
31.6%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6823336
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 6770531
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6642234
33.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 6409312
35.9%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6279991
37.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 6196912
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6177845
38.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 6051143
39.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 9503108
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 9503108
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9203009
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9203010
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9002945
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 8927368
10.8%
6
Egypt
JPY 7544939
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7531549
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7462341
25.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 5855469
41.5%
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.