Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,971,399 円
Income Tax
- 3,573,730 円
National Surtax
- 75,048 円
Health Insurance
- 395 円
Pension
- 343 円
Unemployment insurance
- 23,914 円
Total tax
- 3,673,431 円
Net pay
* 4,297,968 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
4,297,968 円
Net pay
48,567 円
Tax the employer pays
3,673,431 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,721,998 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 48,567 円 to pay you 7,971,399 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 16,580,509,920 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,640,735,747 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,939,774,173 円 per year, or 744,981,181 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 8842810629
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 7708628143
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 14675213760
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 12020956055
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 11131410838
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 11068513759
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 10778073530
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 10777330377
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 10720174829
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 10156774970
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 10117341898
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 10074538040
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 9952059568
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 9460699664
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 12062347608
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 11606434850
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 11313113183
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 11278081958
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 10968160678
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 10777671493
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 10197058500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 10095232964
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 10047937494
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 9948481834
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 9120810316
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 9119829799
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 16578294731
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 16578877892
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 16413331137
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 15751484424
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 15751484424
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 15254069126
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 12435424925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 12435411535
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 9656684246
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 8294022218
50.0%
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.