Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
848,184 円
Income Tax
- 119,494 円
National Surtax
- 2,509 円
Health Insurance
- 41,731 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,545 円
Total tax
- 225,754 円
Net pay
* 622,430 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
622,430 円
Net pay
106,422 円
Tax the employer pays
225,754 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
332,176 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 106,422 円 to pay you 848,184 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 10,178,208 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,709,043 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,469,165 円 per year, or 622,430 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 7722178
24.1%
1
Canada
JPY 7183508
29.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 8953053
12.0%
1
Taiwan
JPY 8589768
15.6%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 8204092
19.4%
3
Thailand
JPY 8137552
20.1%
4
Singapore
JPY 8023206
21.2%
5
South Korea
JPY 7946499
21.9%
6
Australia
JPY 7627962
25.1%
7
New Zealand
JPY 7509972
26.2%
8
Japan
JPY 7469165
26.6%
9
Indonesia
JPY 7452422
26.8%
10
Pakistan
JPY 7303756
28.2%
11
China
JPY 7249754
28.8%
12
Malaysia
JPY 7169340
29.6%
13
Philippines
JPY 7093443
30.3%
14
Vietnam
JPY 6868373
32.5%
15
India
JPY 5855358
42.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9127998
10.3%
1
Chile
JPY 8362898
17.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8229776
19.1%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8043061
21.0%
4
Panama
JPY 7817342
23.2%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7764688
23.7%
6
Brazil
JPY 7465564
26.7%
7
Peru
JPY 7446796
26.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 7445701
26.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7412085
27.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 7213181
29.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 6614765
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7431287
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7202652
29.2%
2
Mozambique
JPY 6955880
31.7%
3
South Africa
JPY 6944105
31.8%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6942327
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 6886251
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6761597
33.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 6515321
36.0%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6386501
37.3%
9
Zambia
JPY 6304497
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6282806
38.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 6147358
39.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 9669298
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 9669297
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9363951
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9363953
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9160387
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9087432
10.7%
6
Egypt
JPY 7676141
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7662751
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7568562
25.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 5957354
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.