Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,618,244 円
Income Tax
- 1,554,039 円
National Surtax
- 32,635 円
Health Insurance
- 522,418 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 31,855 円
Total tax
- 2,854,647 円
Net pay
* 7,763,597 円
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
26.9%
73.1%
Net pay
26.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
7,763,597 円
Net pay
1,301,420 円
Tax the employer pays
2,854,647 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,156,066 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,301,420 円 to pay you 10,618,244 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
34.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.9% tax rate now rises to 34.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,618,244 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,854,647 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,763,597 円 per year, or 646,966 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.9% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 8003752
24.6%
1
Canada
JPY 7467562
29.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 9517465
10.4%
1
Chile
JPY 8699494
18.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 8544842
19.5%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8304222
21.8%
4
Panama
JPY 8111065
23.6%
5
Ecuador
JPY 8035881
24.3%
6
Brazil
JPY 7784591
26.7%
7
Colombia
JPY 7734722
27.2%
8
Uruguay
JPY 7725281
27.3%
9
Peru
JPY 7716318
27.3%
10
Mexico
JPY 7491394
29.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 6900788
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7751413
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7510677
29.3%
2
Nigeria
JPY 7241640
31.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 7241904
31.8%
4
South Africa
JPY 7203726
32.2%
5
Ghana
JPY 7177335
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 7061845
33.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 6781977
36.1%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6654417
37.3%
9
Zambia
JPY 6575119
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6546828
38.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 6389378
39.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 10087332
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 10087332
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 9768783
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 9768786
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 9556420
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 9490069
10.6%
6
Egypt
JPY 8006168
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 7992778
24.7%
8
Israel
JPY 7833238
26.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 6213635
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.