Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,031,890 円
Income Tax
- 2,930,063 円
National Surtax
- 61,531 円
Health Insurance
- 739,569 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 45,096 円
Total tax
- 4,489,959 円
Net pay
* 10,541,931 円
Marginal tax rate
37.2%
Average tax rate
29.9%
70.1%
Net pay
29.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,541,931 円
Net pay
1,545,715 円
Tax the employer pays
4,489,959 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6,035,674 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,545,715 円 to pay you 15,031,890 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.02 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.9% tax rate now rises to 36.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,031,890 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 4,489,959 円. That means that your net pay will be 10,541,931 円 per year, or 878,494 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.9% 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 13077744
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 12250990
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 12100671
19.5%
3
Switzerland
JPY 11732360
22.0%
4
Czech Republic
JPY 11411956
24.1%
5
France
JPY 10365032
31.1%
6
United Kingdom
JPY 10350549
31.1%
7
Norway
JPY 9953024
33.8%
8
Spain
JPY 9762171
35.1%
9
Denmark
JPY 9685097
35.6%
10
Ireland
JPY 9495341
36.8%
11
Austria
JPY 9252258
38.5%
12
Poland
JPY 9076043
39.6%
13
Netherlands
JPY 9003599
40.1%
14
Sweden
JPY 8986326
40.2%
15
Romania
JPY 8793656
41.5%
16
Greece
JPY 8734282
41.9%
17
Luxembourg
JPY 8724762
42.0%
18
Germany
JPY 8341184
44.5%
19
Italy
JPY 7939874
47.2%
20
Finland
JPY 7891370
47.5%
21
Portugal
JPY 7162963
52.4%
22
Belgium
JPY 6455424
57.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 10833800
27.9%
1
Canada
JPY 9990673
33.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 12981609
13.6%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 12482032
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 12276216
18.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 12161543
19.1%
4
Thailand
JPY 11535130
23.3%
5
South Korea
JPY 11055451
26.5%
6
China
JPY 10864188
27.7%
7
Indonesia
JPY 10733511
28.6%
8
New Zealand
JPY 10720737
28.7%
9
Australia
JPY 10675184
29.0%
10
Japan
JPY 10541931
29.9%
11
Pakistan
JPY 10458649
30.4%
12
Malaysia
JPY 10296163
31.5%
13
Philippines
JPY 10264515
31.7%
14
Vietnam
JPY 10023266
33.3%
15
India
JPY 8460815
43.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 13423900
10.7%
1
Chile
JPY 11758789
21.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 11705012
22.1%
3
Uruguay
JPY 11122326
26.0%
4
Panama
JPY 11057174
26.4%
5
Colombia
JPY 11025160
26.7%
6
Brazil
JPY 10984484
26.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 10923721
27.3%
8
Ecuador
JPY 10638334
29.2%
9
Peru
JPY 10419676
30.7%
10
Mexico
JPY 10369443
31.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 9769658
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 10962341
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 10600229
29.5%
2
Nigeria
JPY 10243802
31.9%
3
Mozambique
JPY 10110774
32.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 10096962
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 10073386
33.0%
6
South Africa
JPY 9797399
34.8%
7
Morocco
JPY 9456594
37.1%
8
Cameroon
JPY 9341665
37.9%
9
Zambia
JPY 9289512
38.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 9195016
38.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 8816883
41.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 14280295
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 14280296
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 13829340
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 13829340
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 13528701
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 13528553
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 11316403
24.7%
7
Lebanon
JPY 11303013
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 10382594
30.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 8784187
41.6%
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.