Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
844,307 円
Income Tax
- 118,436 円
National Surtax
- 2,487 円
Health Insurance
- 41,540 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,533 円
Total tax
- 224,471 円
Net pay
* 619,836 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
619,836 円
Net pay
106,207 円
Tax the employer pays
224,471 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
330,678 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 106,207 円 to pay you 844,307 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 10,131,684 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,693,649 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,438,035 円 per year, or 619,836 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 7692408
24.1%
1
Canada
JPY 7152985
29.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 8914438
12.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 8553100
15.6%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 8166408
19.4%
3
Thailand
JPY 8104986
20.0%
4
Singapore
JPY 7982033
21.2%
5
South Korea
JPY 7913295
21.9%
6
Australia
JPY 7597488
25.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 7479447
26.2%
8
Japan
JPY 7438035
26.6%
9
Indonesia
JPY 7420972
26.8%
10
Pakistan
JPY 7273515
28.2%
11
China
JPY 7214861
28.8%
12
Malaysia
JPY 7139323
29.5%
13
Philippines
JPY 7063047
30.3%
14
Vietnam
JPY 6838132
32.5%
15
India
JPY 5830384
42.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9086820
10.3%
1
Chile
JPY 8327311
17.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8196465
19.1%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8015448
20.9%
4
Panama
JPY 7786286
23.2%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7736015
23.7%
6
Brazil
JPY 7431835
26.7%
7
Peru
JPY 7418300
26.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 7415143
26.8%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7378972
27.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 7183766
29.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 6584524
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7397441
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7170085
29.2%
2
Mozambique
JPY 6925640
31.6%
3
South Africa
JPY 6916656
31.7%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6910681
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 6855475
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6729853
33.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 6487128
36.0%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6358175
37.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 6275885
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6254892
38.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 6121770
39.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 9625100
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 9625100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9321150
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9321149
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9118516
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9044864
10.7%
6
Egypt
JPY 7641248
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7627858
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7540313
25.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 5930258
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.