Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,467,680 円
Income Tax
- 3,341,820 円
National Surtax
- 70,178 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 25,403 円
Total tax
- 3,565,264 円
Net pay
* 4,902,416 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
42.1%
57.9%
Net pay
42.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,902,416 円
Net pay
178,878 円
Tax the employer pays
3,565,264 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,744,141 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 178,878 円 to pay you 8,467,680 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.42 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.1% tax rate now rises to 43.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 101,612,160 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 42,783,166 円. That means that your net pay will be 58,828,994 円 per year, or 4,902,416 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.1% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 59558125
41.4%
1
Canada
JPY 50818438
50.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 90404275
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 84843233
16.5%
2
Singapore
JPY 80575921
20.7%
3
Indonesia
JPY 69261773
31.8%
4
Thailand
JPY 68169838
32.9%
5
Pakistan
JPY 66735824
34.3%
6
Vietnam
JPY 66300443
34.8%
7
Taiwan
JPY 64846009
36.2%
8
Philippines
JPY 64167163
36.9%
9
New Zealand
JPY 63622486
37.4%
10
Malaysia
JPY 62942047
38.1%
11
China
JPY 60258952
40.7%
12
Japan
JPY 58828994
42.1%
13
South Korea
JPY 57709995
43.2%
14
Australia
JPY 56812161
44.1%
15
India
JPY 45274969
55.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 90054452
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 73755180
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 69950716
31.2%
3
Panama
JPY 68849505
32.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 66789986
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 66567427
34.5%
6
Argentina
JPY 66046833
35.0%
7
Uruguay
JPY 65914697
35.1%
8
Colombia
JPY 65609345
35.4%
9
Chile
JPY 64720912
36.3%
10
Peru
JPY 63450092
37.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 60065254
40.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 73949487
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 71206418
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 69149269
32.0%
3
Nigeria
JPY 69135701
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 67369810
33.7%
5
Mozambique
JPY 66387949
34.7%
6
Zambia
JPY 62536378
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 62056063
38.9%
8
Morocco
JPY 61923198
39.1%
9
Senegal
JPY 61143178
39.8%
10
South Africa
JPY 57416548
43.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 56436031
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 99980133
1.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 99396971
2.2%
2
Bahrain
JPY 99222354
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 96531552
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 96531552
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 93483188
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 76251605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 76238215
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 59209402
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 54573338
46.3%
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.