Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
121,126,648 円
Income Tax
- 54,322,369 円
National Surtax
- 1,140,770 円
Health Insurance
- 3,156 円
Pension
- 2,745 円
Unemployment insurance
- 363,380 円
Total tax
- 55,832,420 円
Net pay
* 65,294,228 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
65,294,228 円
Net pay
732,671 円
Tax the employer pays
55,832,420 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
56,565,091 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 732,671 円 to pay you 121,126,648 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 31,492,928,480 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 14,516,429,178 円. That means that your net pay will be 16,976,499,302 円 per year, or 1,414,708,275 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 16791129723
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14638488697
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 27873912091
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 22832459512
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 21141371796
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 21022553149
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 20471145594
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 20470402441
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 20361053428
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 19290631338
38.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 19213559696
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 19131744577
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 18899510704
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 17967712519
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 22911132110
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 22045127842
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 21488229177
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 21421509062
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 20832725556
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 20470743557
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 19368195915
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 19174659004
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 19084684193
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 18895932970
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 17322640524
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 17321660007
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.