Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,820,780,032 円
Income Tax
- 7,092,506,501 円
National Surtax
- 148,942,637 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 47,462,340 円
Total tax
- 7,290,445,834 円
Net pay
* 8,530,334,198 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
8,530,334,198 円
Net pay
96,461,538 円
Tax the employer pays
7,290,445,834 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,386,907,372 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 96,461,538 円 to pay you 15,820,780,032 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 15,820,780,032 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,290,445,834 円. That means that your net pay will be 8,530,334,198 円 per year, or 710,861,183 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 8437874599
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 7355578625
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 14237655360
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 13131752567
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 12341526861
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 10695419143
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 10285628955
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 10283759708
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 10284194941
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 9823150153
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 9652314888
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 9496346733
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 9337093900
41.0%
11
China
JPY 8705801282
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 8530334198
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 8387971134
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 8251905986
47.8%
15
India
JPY 1854082582
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 11509644114
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 11074623929
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 10794730487
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 10761313688
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 10465599358
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 10283847066
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 9729824619
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 9632671422
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 9587550299
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 9492643901
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 8702958877
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 8701978361
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 15818564843
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 15819148004
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 15661198547
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 15029741030
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 15029741030
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 14555117631
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 11865627509
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 11865614119
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 9214209962
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 7914157274
50.0%
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.