Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,475,724 円
Income Tax
- 16,792,382 円
National Surtax
- 352,640 円
Health Insurance
- 3,156 円
Pension
- 2,745 円
Unemployment insurance
- 112,427 円
Total tax
- 17,263,350 円
Net pay
* 20,212,374 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
20,212,374 円
Net pay
230,765 円
Tax the employer pays
17,263,350 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,494,116 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 230,765 円 to pay you 37,475,724 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 9,743,688,240 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 4,488,471,094 円. That means that your net pay will be 5,255,217,146 円 per year, or 437,934,762 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 5198784675
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 4531529761
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 8624072790
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 7064260338
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 6542194285
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 6504935288
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 6334139438
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 6333396285
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 6300169614
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 5969221691
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 5947044586
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 5922126025
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 5849966560
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 5560532184
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7088559835
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 6820659674
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 6648178830
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 6627675851
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 6445603137
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 6333737401
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 5992413167
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 5932634084
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 5904905598
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 5846388826
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 5360558392
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 5359577875
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.