Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,125,750 円
Income Tax
- 3,637,063 円
National Surtax
- 76,378 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 27,377 円
Total tax
- 3,868,681 円
Net pay
* 5,257,069 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
42.4%
57.6%
Net pay
42.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,257,069 円
Net pay
182,826 円
Tax the employer pays
3,868,681 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,051,507 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 182,826 円 to pay you 9,125,750 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.44 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.4% tax rate now rises to 43.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 109,509,000 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 46,424,175 円. That means that your net pay will be 63,084,825 円 per year, or 5,257,069 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.4% and your marginal tax rate is 46.1%. 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 539 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,695 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 63767139
41.8%
1
Canada
JPY 54488132
50.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 97043795
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 79480389
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 75251470
31.3%
3
Panama
JPY 74120646
32.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 71922932
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 71672735
34.6%
6
Argentina
JPY 71179779
35.0%
7
Uruguay
JPY 70710921
35.4%
8
Colombia
JPY 70426228
35.7%
9
Chile
JPY 69459016
36.6%
10
Peru
JPY 68286906
37.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 64570125
41.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 79694438
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 76734206
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 74537480
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 74507132
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 72593570
33.7%
5
Mozambique
JPY 71520895
34.7%
6
Zambia
JPY 67392934
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 66864054
38.9%
8
Morocco
JPY 66708589
39.1%
9
Senegal
JPY 65881282
39.8%
10
South Africa
JPY 61759810
43.6%
11
Uganda
JPY 60779293
44.5%
12
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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.