Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,460,640 円
Income Tax
- 4,139,007 円
National Surtax
- 86,919 円
Health Insurance
- 15,782 円
Pension
- 13,725 円
Unemployment insurance
- 28,382 円
Total tax
- 4,283,815 円
Net pay
* 5,176,825 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
5,176,825 円
Net pay
86,319 円
Tax the employer pays
4,283,815 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,370,134 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 86,319 円 to pay you 9,460,640 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 491,953,280 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 222,758,391 円. That means that your net pay will be 269,194,889 円 per year, or 22,432,907 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 267609941
45.6%
1
Canada
JPY 232211518
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 441711283
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 408826363
16.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 385041994
21.7%
3
Indonesia
JPY 333132367
32.3%
4
Thailand
JPY 321891566
34.6%
5
Pakistan
JPY 320457552
34.9%
6
Vietnam
JPY 320022174
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 306503931
37.7%
8
New Zealand
JPY 301730569
38.7%
9
Taiwan
JPY 299050681
39.2%
10
Malaysia
JPY 293239404
40.4%
11
China
JPY 274946568
44.1%
12
Japan
JPY 269194889
45.3%
13
Australia
JPY 263692956
46.4%
14
South Korea
JPY 261189700
46.9%
15
India
JPY 90191596
81.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 435537960
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 356752492
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 331967193
32.5%
3
Panama
JPY 329402203
33.0%
4
Mexico
JPY 320511714
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 319768561
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 318922962
35.2%
7
Colombia
JPY 303708069
38.3%
8
Uruguay
JPY 302992279
38.4%
9
Peru
JPY 302534028
38.5%
10
Chile
JPY 298925584
39.2%
11
Ecuador
JPY 282741200
42.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 490321250
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 489738091
0.5%
2
Bahrain
JPY 485660064
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 467355616
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 467355616
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 452597019
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 369007445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 368994055
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 286547973
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 249743898
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.