Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
201,816 円
Income Tax
- 29,235 円
National Surtax
- 614 円
Health Insurance
- 9,929 円
Pension
- 13,725 円
Unemployment insurance
- 605 円
Total tax
- 54,109 円
Net pay
* 147,707 円
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
26.8%
73.2%
Net pay
26.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
147,707 円
Net pay
24,896 円
Tax the employer pays
54,109 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
79,005 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 24,896 円 to pay you 201,816 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.91 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.8% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,494,432 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,813,679 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,680,753 円 per year, or 640,063 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.8% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.09 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.91 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 669 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,346 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 7924526
24.5%
1
Canada
JPY 7390687
29.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 9215519
12.2%
1
Taiwan
JPY 8839104
15.8%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 8460233
19.4%
3
Thailand
JPY 8358909
20.4%
4
Singapore
JPY 8303064
20.9%
5
South Korea
JPY 8171799
22.1%
6
Australia
JPY 7835089
25.3%
7
New Zealand
JPY 7717446
26.5%
8
Japan
JPY 7680753
26.8%
9
Indonesia
JPY 7666190
27.0%
10
China
JPY 7511544
28.4%
11
Pakistan
JPY 7509301
28.4%
12
Malaysia
JPY 7373320
29.7%
13
Philippines
JPY 7300043
30.4%
14
Vietnam
JPY 7073918
32.6%
15
India
JPY 6025107
42.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9407882
10.4%
1
Chile
JPY 8604787
18.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8456192
19.4%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8230740
21.6%
4
Panama
JPY 8028422
23.5%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7959576
24.2%
6
Brazil
JPY 7694827
26.7%
7
Colombia
JPY 7653401
27.1%
8
Peru
JPY 7640483
27.2%
9
Uruguay
JPY 7637158
27.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 7413113
29.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 6820310
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7661340
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7424009
29.3%
2
Mozambique
JPY 7161426
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 7157423
31.8%
4
South Africa
JPY 7130677
32.1%
5
Ghana
JPY 7095433
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6977365
33.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 6706949
36.1%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6579034
37.3%
9
Zambia
JPY 6498975
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6472541
38.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 6321281
39.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 9969710
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 9969710
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9654877
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9654878
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9444989
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9376780
10.7%
6
Egypt
JPY 7913309
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7899919
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7758955
26.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 6141526
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.