Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
905,460 円
Income Tax
- 135,578 円
National Surtax
- 2,847 円
Health Insurance
- 44,549 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,716 円
Total tax
- 245,165 円
Net pay
* 660,295 円
Marginal tax rate
37.1%
Average tax rate
27.1%
72.9%
Net pay
27.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
660,295 円
Net pay
109,592 円
Tax the employer pays
245,165 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
354,757 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 109,592 円 to pay you 905,460 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
34.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.1% tax rate now rises to 34.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,865,520 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,941,977 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,923,543 円 per year, or 660,295 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.1% and your marginal tax rate is 37.2%. 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 37.15 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.85 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 629 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,143 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 8161981
24.9%
1
Canada
JPY 7621097
29.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9736325
10.4%
1
Chile
JPY 8888642
18.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8721891
19.7%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8450980
22.2%
4
Panama
JPY 8276123
23.8%
5
Ecuador
JPY 8186113
24.7%
6
Brazil
JPY 7963866
26.7%
7
Colombia
JPY 7918896
27.1%
8
Uruguay
JPY 7901280
27.3%
9
Peru
JPY 7867775
27.6%
10
Mexico
JPY 7647734
29.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 7061517
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7931307
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7683770
29.3%
2
Nigeria
JPY 7409837
31.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 7402633
31.9%
4
South Africa
JPY 7349619
32.4%
5
Ghana
JPY 7340908
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 7230568
33.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 6931824
36.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6804971
37.4%
9
Zambia
JPY 6727194
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6695194
38.4%
11
Uganda
JPY 6525379
39.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 10322244
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 10322244
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9996279
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9996277
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9778968
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9716327
10.6%
6
Egypt
JPY 8191625
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 8178235
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7981595
26.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 6357651
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.