Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,669,520 円
Income Tax
- 2,763,678 円
National Surtax
- 58,037 円
Health Insurance
- 34,194 円
Pension
- 29,738 円
Unemployment insurance
- 20,009 円
Total tax
- 2,905,655 円
Net pay
* 3,763,865 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
43.6%
56.4%
Net pay
43.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,763,865 円
Net pay
104,053 円
Tax the employer pays
2,905,655 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,009,708 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 104,053 円 to pay you 6,669,520 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.51 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.6% tax rate now rises to 44.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 160,068,480 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 69,735,718 円. That means that your net pay will be 90,332,762 円 per year, or 7,527,730 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.6% 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 90715343
43.3%
1
Canada
JPY 77983324
51.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 143014963
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 133361978
16.7%
2
Singapore
JPY 126171850
21.2%
3
Indonesia
JPY 108778245
32.0%
4
Thailand
JPY 106166446
33.7%
5
Pakistan
JPY 104732432
34.6%
6
Vietnam
JPY 104297051
34.8%
7
Philippines
JPY 100458793
37.2%
8
Taiwan
JPY 99919801
37.6%
9
New Zealand
JPY 99280842
38.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 97430691
39.1%
11
China
JPY 92409928
42.3%
12
Japan
JPY 90332762
43.6%
13
South Korea
JPY 88182508
44.9%
14
Australia
JPY 87794012
45.2%
15
India
JPY 52001549
67.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 141793030
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 116136012
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 109189521
31.8%
3
Panama
JPY 107869098
32.6%
4
Mexico
JPY 104786594
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 104359438
34.8%
6
Argentina
JPY 104043441
35.0%
7
Uruguay
JPY 101418727
36.6%
8
Colombia
JPY 101266298
36.7%
9
Chile
JPY 99794704
37.7%
10
Peru
JPY 99254588
38.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 93412538
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 116476460
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 112125842
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 109035477
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 108897690
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 106038666
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 104384557
34.8%
6
Zambia
JPY 98487015
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 97647193
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 97347027
39.2%
9
Senegal
JPY 96216970
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 89567524
44.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 88587007
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 158436454
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 157853291
1.4%
2
Bahrain
JPY 157094111
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 152065056
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 152065056
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 147263000
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 120093845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 120080455
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 93254947
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 83801498
47.7%
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.