Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
119,409,535 円
Income Tax
- 53,467,579 円
National Surtax
- 1,122,819 円
Health Insurance
- 15,782 円
Pension
- 13,725 円
Unemployment insurance
- 358,229 円
Total tax
- 54,978,134 円
Net pay
* 64,431,401 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.0%
54.0%
Net pay
46.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
64,431,401 円
Net pay
746,012 円
Tax the employer pays
54,978,134 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
55,724,146 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 746,012 円 to pay you 119,409,535 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% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 6,209,295,820 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,858,862,949 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,350,432,871 円 per year, or 279,202,739 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.0% 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 3314953514
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2889083466
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 4517289350
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 4346584980
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 4236574522
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 4223582127
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 4107602551
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 4036382328
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 3818761829
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 3780719259
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 3763106204
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 3725753374
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 3416642561
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 3415662044
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 6207663791
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 6207080631
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 6145829179
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5898831029
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 5898831029
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 5712552156
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 4657014350
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 4657000960
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 3616385442
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 3108415168
49.9%
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.