Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
879,667 円
Income Tax
- 128,088 円
National Surtax
- 2,690 円
Health Insurance
- 43,280 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,639 円
Total tax
- 236,171 円
Net pay
* 643,496 円
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
26.8%
73.2%
Net pay
26.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
643,496 円
Net pay
108,165 円
Tax the employer pays
236,171 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
344,336 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 108,165 円 to pay you 879,667 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.91 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.8% tax rate now rises to 34.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,556,004 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,834,052 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,721,952 円 per year, or 643,496 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.9% 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 7963925
24.6%
1
Canada
JPY 7428917
29.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9462378
10.4%
1
Chile
JPY 8651885
18.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8500278
19.5%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8267283
21.7%
4
Panama
JPY 8069520
23.6%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7997523
24.2%
6
Brazil
JPY 7739466
26.7%
7
Colombia
JPY 7693842
27.1%
8
Uruguay
JPY 7680982
27.2%
9
Peru
JPY 7678196
27.3%
10
Mexico
JPY 7452042
29.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 6860332
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 10028204
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 10028204
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9711525
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9711524
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9500404
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9433116
10.6%
6
Egypt
JPY 7959488
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7946098
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7795896
26.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 6177386
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.