Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
84,140,160 円
Income Tax
- 37,292,278 円
National Surtax
- 783,138 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 252,420 円
Total tax
- 38,455,699 円
Net pay
* 45,684,461 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
45,684,461 円
Net pay
632,912 円
Tax the employer pays
38,455,699 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
39,088,612 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 632,912 円 to pay you 84,140,160 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.65 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 1,009,681,920 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 461,468,389 円. That means that your net pay will be 548,213,531 円 per year, or 45,684,461 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 543559306
46.2%
1
Canada
JPY 472802088
53.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 893769743
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 732105756
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 679492543
32.7%
3
Panama
JPY 674986070
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 657035330
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 656292177
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 653634528
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 619642820
38.6%
8
Colombia
JPY 619510127
38.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 617439946
38.9%
10
Chile
JPY 609562768
39.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 578087269
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 734570238
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 706855250
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 688747968
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 686804752
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 668057956
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 656633293
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 620999280
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 614934336
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 612202576
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 605985034
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 556854916
44.9%
11
Uganda
JPY 555874399
45.0%
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.