Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
841,406 円
Income Tax
- 117,644 円
National Surtax
- 2,471 円
Health Insurance
- 41,397 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,524 円
Total tax
- 223,511 円
Net pay
* 617,895 円
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
26.6%
73.4%
Net pay
26.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
617,895 円
Net pay
106,047 円
Tax the employer pays
223,511 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
329,558 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 106,047 円 to pay you 841,406 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 26.6% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,096,872 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,682,130 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,414,742 円 per year, or 617,895 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.6% 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 7670132
24.0%
1
Canada
JPY 7130146
29.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9056009
10.3%
1
Chile
JPY 8300682
17.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8171539
19.1%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 7994787
20.8%
4
Panama
JPY 7763050
23.1%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7714560
23.6%
6
Brazil
JPY 7406596
26.6%
7
Peru
JPY 7396978
26.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 7392278
26.8%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7354194
27.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 7161756
29.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 6561896
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7372115
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7145717
29.2%
2
Mozambique
JPY 6903012
31.6%
3
South Africa
JPY 6896117
31.7%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6887002
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 6832447
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6706100
33.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 6466032
36.0%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6336980
37.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 6254476
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6234005
38.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 6102623
39.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 9592028
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 9592028
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9289122
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9289124
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9087185
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9013011
10.7%
6
Egypt
JPY 7615139
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7601749
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7519175
25.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 5909983
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.