Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,760,000 円
Income Tax
- 1,906,701 円
National Surtax
- 40,041 円
Health Insurance
- 578,592 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 35,280 円
Total tax
- 3,274,314 円
Net pay
* 8,485,686 円
Marginal tax rate
37.1%
Average tax rate
27.8%
72.2%
Net pay
27.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,485,686 円
Net pay
1,364,616 円
Tax the employer pays
3,274,314 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,638,930 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,364,616 円 to pay you 11,760,000 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.94 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.8% tax rate now rises to 35.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,760,000 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 3,274,314 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,485,686 円 per year, or 707,141 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.8% and your marginal tax rate is 37.2%. 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 37.15 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.85 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 629 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,143 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 10231200
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 9584400
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 9466800
19.5%
3
Switzerland
JPY 9457980
19.6%
4
Czech Republic
JPY 8901455
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 8493751
27.8%
6
France
JPY 8439343
28.2%
7
Norway
JPY 8146737
30.7%
8
Spain
JPY 7975719
32.2%
9
Ireland
JPY 7924729
32.6%
10
Denmark
JPY 7820694
33.5%
11
Austria
JPY 7387459
37.2%
12
Netherlands
JPY 7351295
37.5%
13
Sweden
JPY 7349990
37.5%
14
Luxembourg
JPY 7225582
38.6%
15
Poland
JPY 7192923
38.8%
16
Greece
JPY 6982076
40.6%
17
Romania
JPY 6879600
41.5%
18
Germany
JPY 6839825
41.8%
19
Finland
JPY 6505185
44.7%
20
Italy
JPY 6444669
45.2%
21
Portugal
JPY 6152721
47.7%
22
Belgium
JPY 5233611
55.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 8734350
25.7%
1
Canada
JPY 8138296
30.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 10265940
12.7%
1
Taiwan
JPY 9837944
16.3%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 9538134
18.9%
3
Singapore
JPY 9423092
19.9%
4
Thailand
JPY 9244807
21.4%
5
South Korea
JPY 9058223
23.0%
6
Australia
JPY 8664035
26.3%
7
China
JPY 8573865
27.1%
8
New Zealand
JPY 8547786
27.3%
9
Indonesia
JPY 8521713
27.5%
10
Japan
JPY 8485686
27.8%
11
Pakistan
JPY 8331920
29.2%
12
Malaysia
JPY 8189357
30.4%
13
Philippines
JPY 8126880
30.9%
14
Vietnam
JPY 7896538
32.9%
15
India
JPY 6704464
43.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 10528012
10.5%
1
Chile
JPY 9518276
19.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 9362339
20.4%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 8981854
23.6%
4
Panama
JPY 8873188
24.6%
5
Ecuador
JPY 8712581
25.9%
6
Brazil
JPY 8612363
26.8%
7
Colombia
JPY 8591859
26.9%
8
Uruguay
JPY 8537926
27.4%
9
Peru
JPY 8415644
28.4%
10
Mexico
JPY 8213269
30.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 7642929
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 8582041
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 8309906
29.3%
2
Nigeria
JPY 8018262
31.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 7984045
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 7932606
32.6%
5
South Africa
JPY 7877362
33.0%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 7840894
33.3%
7
Morocco
JPY 7473868
36.5%
8
Cameroon
JPY 7349575
37.5%
9
Zambia
JPY 7277299
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 7231882
38.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 7017343
40.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 11172000
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 11172000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 10819201
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 10819199
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 10584000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 10534773
10.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 8862485
24.6%
7
Lebanon
JPY 8849095
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 8511073
27.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 6878605
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.