Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
981,259,219 円
Income Tax
- 439,784,744 円
National Surtax
- 9,235,480 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,943,778 円
Total tax
- 452,091,864 円
Net pay
* 529,167,355 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
529,167,355 円
Net pay
6,015,627 円
Tax the employer pays
452,091,864 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
458,107,491 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,015,627 円 to pay you 981,259,219 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 11,775,110,628 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,425,102,366 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,350,008,262 円 per year, or 529,167,355 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 46.11 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 6281532808
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 5475539870
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 10596552897
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 9773846961
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 9185904725
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 7960546654
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 7655943843
35.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 7654509829
35.0%
6
Vietnam
JPY 7654074557
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 7311463834
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 7184456551
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 7068945090
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 6950189408
41.0%
11
China
JPY 6480683110
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 6350008262
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 6243766350
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 6142951601
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1388546640
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 10422046149
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 8537041569
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 7905786563
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 7860909732
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 7654563990
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 7653820838
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 7613484186
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 7213467903
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 7186163539
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7155930726
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 7068819993
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 6719387557
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 8566419623
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 8242655346
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 8034269111
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 8009449359
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 7789389047
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 7654161953
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 7241737936
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 7169465605
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 7135923188
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 7065242258
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 6477840705
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 6476860189
45.0%
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.