Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
122,481,715 円
Income Tax
- 49,464,961 円
National Surtax
- 1,038,764 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 367,445 円
Total tax
- 52,405,527 円
Net pay
* 70,076,188 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
42.8%
57.2%
Net pay
42.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
70,076,188 円
Net pay
2,271,748 円
Tax the employer pays
52,405,527 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
54,677,275 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,271,748 円 to pay you 122,481,715 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.46 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.8% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 122,481,715 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 52,405,527 円. That means that your net pay will be 70,076,188 円 per year, or 5,839,682 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.8% 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 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 70681597
42.3%
1
Canada
JPY 60516604
50.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 108525698
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 88885607
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 83959405
31.5%
3
Panama
JPY 82779933
32.4%
4
Mexico
JPY 80355197
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 80059595
34.6%
6
Argentina
JPY 79612044
35.0%
7
Uruguay
JPY 78590030
35.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 78339273
36.0%
9
Chile
JPY 77242645
36.9%
10
Peru
JPY 76232694
37.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 71970604
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 89132088
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 85815107
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 83389088
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 83331173
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 81175021
33.7%
5
Mozambique
JPY 79953160
34.7%
6
Zambia
JPY 75371154
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 74762491
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 74569898
39.1%
9
Senegal
JPY 73664911
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 68894803
43.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 67914287
44.6%
12
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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.