Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,485,766 円
Income Tax
- 3,072,024 円
National Surtax
- 64,513 円
Health Insurance
- 761,900 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 46,457 円
Total tax
- 4,658,593 円
Net pay
* 10,827,173 円
Marginal tax rate
37.2%
Average tax rate
30.1%
69.9%
Net pay
30.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,827,173 円
Net pay
1,570,837 円
Tax the employer pays
4,658,593 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6,229,431 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,570,837 円 to pay you 15,485,766 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
36.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.1% tax rate now rises to 36.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 6.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,485,766 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 4,658,593 円. That means that your net pay will be 10,827,173 円 per year, or 902,264 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.1% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 11123062
28.2%
1
Canada
JPY 10247524
33.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 13358326
13.7%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 12890521
16.8%
2
Singapore
JPY 12662010
18.2%
3
Taiwan
JPY 12479257
19.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 11852843
23.5%
5
South Korea
JPY 11324614
26.9%
6
China
JPY 11294451
27.1%
7
Indonesia
JPY 11040331
28.7%
8
New Zealand
JPY 11024834
28.8%
9
Australia
JPY 10952047
29.3%
10
Japan
JPY 10827173
30.1%
11
Pakistan
JPY 10753668
30.6%
12
Malaysia
JPY 10586769
31.6%
13
Philippines
JPY 10561047
31.8%
14
Vietnam
JPY 10318286
33.4%
15
India
JPY 8704455
43.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 13825617
10.7%
1
Chile
JPY 12053808
22.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 12029987
22.3%
3
Uruguay
JPY 11436758
26.2%
4
Colombia
JPY 11359907
26.6%
5
Panama
JPY 11360137
26.6%
6
Brazil
JPY 11313544
26.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 11193097
27.7%
8
Ecuador
JPY 10905473
29.6%
9
Peru
JPY 10697676
30.9%
10
Mexico
JPY 10669002
31.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 10064677
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 11292535
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 10917943
29.5%
2
Nigeria
JPY 10552528
31.9%
3
Mozambique
JPY 10405793
32.8%
4
Ghana
JPY 10397201
32.9%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 10383077
33.0%
6
South Africa
JPY 10047031
35.1%
7
Morocco
JPY 9731637
37.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 9618008
37.9%
9
Zambia
JPY 9568645
38.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 9467341
38.9%
11
Uganda
JPY 9066515
41.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 14711478
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 14711478
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 14246903
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 14246905
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 13943851
10.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 13937189
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 11656810
24.7%
7
Lebanon
JPY 11643420
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 10642211
31.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 9048528
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.