Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
911,907 円
Income Tax
- 137,594 円
National Surtax
- 2,889 円
Health Insurance
- 44,866 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,736 円
Total tax
- 247,560 円
Net pay
* 664,347 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
664,347 円
Net pay
109,949 円
Tax the employer pays
247,560 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
357,509 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 109,949 円 to pay you 911,907 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
35.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.1% tax rate now rises to 35.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,942,884 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,970,721 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,972,163 円 per year, or 664,347 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.2% 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 8211486
25.0%
1
Canada
JPY 7669133
29.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9804798
10.4%
1
Chile
JPY 8947820
18.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8777284
19.8%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8496896
22.4%
4
Panama
JPY 8327763
23.9%
5
Ecuador
JPY 8231646
24.8%
6
Brazil
JPY 8019954
26.7%
7
Colombia
JPY 7977101
27.1%
8
Uruguay
JPY 7956343
27.3%
9
Peru
JPY 7915160
27.7%
10
Mexico
JPY 7696647
29.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 7111804
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 10395740
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 10395740
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 10067453
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 10067452
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9848596
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9787113
10.6%
6
Egypt
JPY 8249648
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 8236258
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 8028010
26.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 6402709
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.