Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
987,500 円
Income Tax
- 161,238 円
National Surtax
- 3,386 円
Health Insurance
- 48,585 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,963 円
Total tax
- 275,646 円
Net pay
* 711,854 円
Marginal tax rate
37.1%
Average tax rate
27.9%
72.1%
Net pay
27.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
711,854 円
Net pay
114,133 円
Tax the employer pays
275,646 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
389,779 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 114,133 円 to pay you 987,500 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.95 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.9% tax rate now rises to 35.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,850,000 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 3,307,753 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,542,247 円 per year, or 711,854 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.9% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 10309500
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 9657750
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 9539250
19.5%
3
Switzerland
JPY 9521231
19.7%
4
Czech Republic
JPY 8968055
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 8544826
27.9%
6
France
JPY 8496313
28.3%
7
Norway
JPY 8197677
30.8%
8
Spain
JPY 8024860
32.3%
9
Ireland
JPY 7967949
32.8%
10
Denmark
JPY 7878700
33.5%
11
Austria
JPY 7434112
37.3%
12
Netherlands
JPY 7396745
37.6%
13
Sweden
JPY 7395005
37.6%
14
Luxembourg
JPY 7266830
38.7%
15
Poland
JPY 7244722
38.9%
16
Greece
JPY 7025360
40.7%
17
Romania
JPY 6932250
41.5%
18
Germany
JPY 6882501
41.9%
19
Finland
JPY 6547322
44.8%
20
Italy
JPY 6487310
45.3%
21
Portugal
JPY 6192322
47.7%
22
Belgium
JPY 5267043
55.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 8791940
25.8%
1
Canada
JPY 8189416
30.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 10340640
12.7%
1
Taiwan
JPY 9904626
16.4%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 9618960
18.8%
3
Singapore
JPY 9502742
19.8%
4
Thailand
JPY 9307807
21.5%
5
South Korea
JPY 9118822
23.1%
6
Australia
JPY 8722986
26.4%
7
China
JPY 8636865
27.1%
8
New Zealand
JPY 8606835
27.4%
9
Indonesia
JPY 8582553
27.6%
10
Japan
JPY 8542247
27.9%
11
Pakistan
JPY 8390420
29.2%
12
Malaysia
JPY 8247407
30.4%
13
Philippines
JPY 8185680
30.9%
14
Vietnam
JPY 7955038
32.9%
15
India
JPY 6752776
43.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 10607669
10.5%
1
Chile
JPY 9580916
19.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 9426779
20.5%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 9035270
23.8%
4
Panama
JPY 8933263
24.6%
5
Ecuador
JPY 8765553
26.0%
6
Brazil
JPY 8677614
26.8%
7
Colombia
JPY 8659570
26.9%
8
Uruguay
JPY 8601983
27.4%
9
Peru
JPY 8470769
28.5%
10
Mexico
JPY 8270721
30.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 7701429
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 8647516
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 8372906
29.3%
2
Nigeria
JPY 8079480
31.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 8042545
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 7992141
32.6%
5
South Africa
JPY 7930462
33.1%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 7902303
33.3%
7
Morocco
JPY 7528407
36.5%
8
Cameroon
JPY 7404372
37.5%
9
Zambia
JPY 7332649
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 7285882
38.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 7066843
40.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 11257500
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 11257500
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 10901998
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 10902002
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 10665000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 10617126
10.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 8929985
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 8916595
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 8562553
27.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 6931022
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.