Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,486,787 円
Income Tax
- 8,962,794 円
National Surtax
- 188,219 円
Health Insurance
- 34,194 円
Pension
- 29,738 円
Unemployment insurance
- 61,460 円
Total tax
- 9,276,405 円
Net pay
* 11,210,382 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.3%
54.7%
Net pay
45.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,210,382 円
Net pay
186,956 円
Tax the employer pays
9,276,405 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,463,361 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 186,956 円 to pay you 20,486,787 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.62 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.3% tax rate now rises to 45.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 491,682,888 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 222,633,721 円. That means that your net pay will be 269,049,167 円 per year, or 22,420,764 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.3% 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 267465822
45.6%
1
Canada
JPY 232085866
52.8%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 357725942
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 344255928
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 335304278
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 334461810
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 325401597
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 319933922
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 302429875
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 299550626
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 298301379
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 295185614
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 271955448
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 270974932
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 490050860
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 489467699
0.5%
2
Bahrain
JPY 485392376
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 467098744
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 467098744
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 452348257
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 368804651
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 368791261
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 286390494
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 249608702
49.2%
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.