Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
968,283 円
Income Tax
- 155,227 円
National Surtax
- 3,260 円
Health Insurance
- 47,640 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,905 円
Total tax
- 268,506 円
Net pay
* 699,777 円
Marginal tax rate
37.1%
Average tax rate
27.7%
72.3%
Net pay
27.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
699,777 円
Net pay
113,069 円
Tax the employer pays
268,506 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
381,576 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 113,069 円 to pay you 968,283 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.94 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.7% tax rate now rises to 35.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,619,396 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 3,222,074 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,397,322 円 per year, or 699,777 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.7% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 8644380
25.6%
1
Canada
JPY 8058432
30.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 10403566
10.5%
1
Chile
JPY 9420416
18.9%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 9261666
20.3%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8898406
23.4%
4
Panama
JPY 8779334
24.4%
5
Ecuador
JPY 8629824
25.7%
6
Brazil
JPY 8510426
26.8%
7
Colombia
JPY 8486075
27.0%
8
Uruguay
JPY 8437851
27.4%
9
Peru
JPY 8329524
28.3%
10
Mexico
JPY 8124372
30.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 7551537
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 8479751
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 8211484
29.3%
2
Nigeria
JPY 7922623
31.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 7892652
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 7839597
32.5%
5
South Africa
JPY 7794406
32.9%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 7744956
33.3%
7
Morocco
JPY 7388663
36.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 7263968
37.5%
9
Zambia
JPY 7190828
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 7147519
38.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 6940011
40.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 11038426
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 11038426
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 10689846
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 10689845
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 10457456
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 10406121
10.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 8757032
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 8743642
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 8430648
27.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 6796716
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.