Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,014,080 円
Income Tax
- 1,986,171 円
National Surtax
- 41,710 円
Health Insurance
- 591,093 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 36,042 円
Total tax
- 3,368,715 円
Net pay
* 8,645,365 円
Marginal tax rate
37.2%
Average tax rate
28.0%
72.0%
Net pay
28.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,645,365 円
Net pay
1,378,679 円
Tax the employer pays
3,368,715 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
4,747,395 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,378,679 円 to pay you 12,014,080 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.95 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28% tax rate now rises to 35.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,014,080 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 3,368,715 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,645,365 円 per year, or 720,447 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.0% 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 37.16 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.84 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 628 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,142 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 10452250
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 9791475
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 9671334
19.5%
3
Switzerland
JPY 9636546
19.8%
4
Czech Republic
JPY 9089726
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 8637941
28.1%
6
France
JPY 8600175
28.4%
7
Norway
JPY 8290546
31.0%
8
Spain
JPY 8114447
32.5%
9
Ireland
JPY 8046740
33.0%
10
Denmark
JPY 7984451
33.5%
11
Austria
JPY 7519167
37.4%
12
Netherlands
JPY 7479605
37.7%
13
Sweden
JPY 7477074
37.8%
14
Luxembourg
JPY 7342027
38.9%
15
Poland
JPY 7339157
38.9%
16
Greece
JPY 7104270
40.9%
17
Romania
JPY 7028237
41.5%
18
Germany
JPY 6960304
42.1%
19
Finland
JPY 6624145
44.9%
20
Italy
JPY 6565050
45.4%
21
Portugal
JPY 6264517
47.9%
22
Belgium
JPY 5327992
55.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 8896934
26.0%
1
Canada
JPY 8282614
31.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 10476827
12.8%
1
Taiwan
JPY 10026194
16.6%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 9766316
18.7%
3
Singapore
JPY 9647953
19.7%
4
Thailand
JPY 9422663
21.6%
5
South Korea
JPY 9229301
23.2%
6
Australia
JPY 8830458
26.5%
7
China
JPY 8751721
27.2%
8
New Zealand
JPY 8714487
27.5%
9
Indonesia
JPY 8693472
27.6%
10
Japan
JPY 8645365
28.0%
11
Pakistan
JPY 8497072
29.3%
12
Malaysia
JPY 8353239
30.5%
13
Philippines
JPY 8292879
31.0%
14
Vietnam
JPY 8061690
32.9%
15
India
JPY 6840854
43.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 10752893
10.5%
1
Chile
JPY 9695116
19.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 9544260
20.6%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 9132651
24.0%
4
Panama
JPY 9042787
24.7%
5
Ecuador
JPY 8862126
26.2%
6
Brazil
JPY 8796572
26.8%
7
Colombia
JPY 8783016
26.9%
8
Uruguay
JPY 8718767
27.4%
9
Peru
JPY 8571268
28.7%
10
Mexico
JPY 8378640
30.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 7808081
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 8766884
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 8487762
29.4%
2
Nigeria
JPY 8191087
31.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 8149197
32.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 8100680
32.6%
5
South Africa
JPY 8027270
33.2%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 8014259
33.3%
7
Morocco
JPY 7627837
36.5%
8
Cameroon
JPY 7504272
37.5%
9
Zambia
JPY 7433559
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 7384330
38.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 7157087
40.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 11413376
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 11413376
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 11052952
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 11052954
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 10812672
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 10767258
10.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 9053045
24.7%
7
Lebanon
JPY 9039655
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 8656407
28.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 7026584
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.