Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,452,240 円
Income Tax
- 2,435,990 円
National Surtax
- 51,156 円
Health Insurance
- 661,850 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 40,357 円
Total tax
- 3,903,053 円
Net pay
* 9,549,187 円
Marginal tax rate
37.1%
Average tax rate
29.0%
71.0%
Net pay
29.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
9,549,187 円
Net pay
1,458,281 円
Tax the employer pays
3,903,053 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
5,361,334 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,458,281 円 to pay you 13,452,240 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.99 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29% tax rate now rises to 36.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 13,452,240 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 3,903,053 円. That means that your net pay will be 9,549,187 円 per year, or 795,766 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.0% 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 37.15 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 9820153
27.0%
1
Canada
JPY 9096743
32.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 11670499
13.2%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 11060347
17.8%
2
Taiwan
JPY 11055788
17.8%
3
Singapore
JPY 10920723
18.8%
4
Thailand
JPY 10429375
22.5%
5
South Korea
JPY 10118668
24.8%
6
China
JPY 9758433
27.5%
7
Australia
JPY 9711597
27.8%
8
Indonesia
JPY 9665668
28.2%
9
New Zealand
JPY 9663765
28.2%
10
Japan
JPY 9549187
29.0%
11
Pakistan
JPY 9431876
29.9%
12
Malaysia
JPY 9280852
31.0%
13
Philippines
JPY 9232477
31.4%
14
Vietnam
JPY 8996494
33.1%
15
India
JPY 7612859
43.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 12025781
10.6%
1
Chile
JPY 10696075
20.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 10573983
21.4%
3
Panama
JPY 10002759
25.6%
4
Puerto Rico
JPY 9986199
25.8%
5
Colombia
JPY 9862565
26.7%
6
Brazil
JPY 9839238
26.9%
7
Uruguay
JPY 9765471
27.4%
8
Ecuador
JPY 9708590
27.8%
9
Peru
JPY 9452141
29.7%
10
Mexico
JPY 9326874
30.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 8742885
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 9813145
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 9494474
29.4%
2
Nigeria
JPY 9169324
31.8%
3
Mozambique
JPY 9084001
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 9052023
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 8995551
33.1%
6
South Africa
JPY 8875784
34.0%
7
Morocco
JPY 8499345
36.8%
8
Cameroon
JPY 8379896
37.7%
9
Zambia
JPY 8318027
38.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 8247226
38.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 7948075
40.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 12779628
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 12779628
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 12376060
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 12376060
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 12107016
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 12083173
10.2%
6
Egypt
JPY 10131665
24.7%
7
Lebanon
JPY 10118275
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 9479034
29.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 7864183
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.