Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
864,240 円
Income Tax
- 123,877 円
National Surtax
- 2,601 円
Health Insurance
- 42,521 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,593 円
Total tax
- 231,066 円
Net pay
* 633,174 円
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
26.7%
73.3%
Net pay
26.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
633,174 円
Net pay
107,311 円
Tax the employer pays
231,066 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
338,377 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 107,311 円 to pay you 864,240 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 26.7% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,370,880 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,772,797 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,598,084 円 per year, or 633,174 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.7% 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 7845467
24.4%
1
Canada
JPY 7309916
29.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9298528
10.3%
1
Chile
JPY 8510279
17.9%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8367729
19.3%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8157412
21.3%
4
Panama
JPY 7945950
23.4%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7883431
24.0%
6
Brazil
JPY 7605252
26.7%
7
Colombia
JPY 7572250
27.0%
8
Peru
JPY 7564808
27.1%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7549220
27.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 7334998
29.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 6740001
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7571456
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7337522
29.3%
2
Mozambique
JPY 7081117
31.7%
3
Nigeria
JPY 7073383
31.8%
4
South Africa
JPY 7057782
32.0%
5
Ghana
JPY 7013703
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6893062
33.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 6632078
36.1%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6503809
37.3%
9
Zambia
JPY 6422991
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6398410
38.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 6253327
39.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 9852336
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 9852336
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9541209
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9541211
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9333792
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9263731
10.7%
6
Egypt
JPY 7820645
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7807255
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7684829
25.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 6069568
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.