Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
956,567,816 円
Income Tax
- 428,706,946 円
National Surtax
- 9,002,846 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,869,703 円
Total tax
- 440,707,358 円
Net pay
* 515,860,458 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
515,860,458 円
Net pay
5,867,478 円
Tax the employer pays
440,707,358 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
446,574,836 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 5,867,478 円 to pay you 956,567,816 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,478,813,792 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,288,488,295 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,190,325,497 円 per year, or 515,860,458 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 6123606593
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 5337849545
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 10329885744
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 9527920587
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 8954793193
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 7760249995
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 7463350899
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 7461916885
35.0%
6
Vietnam
JPY 7461481611
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 7127512889
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 7003715482
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 6891166989
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 6775377238
41.0%
11
China
JPY 6317719850
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 6190325497
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 6086729027
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 5988495948
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1354451708
88.2%
16
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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.