Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,201,008,684 円
Income Tax
- 12,646,896,086 円
National Surtax
- 265,584,818 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 84,603,026 円
Total tax
- 12,998,618,286 円
Net pay
* 15,202,390,398 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
15,202,390,398 円
Net pay
170,742,910 円
Tax the employer pays
12,998,618,286 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
13,169,361,196 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 170,742,910 円 to pay you 28,201,008,684 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 28,201,008,684 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 12,998,618,286 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,202,390,398 円 per year, or 1,266,865,867 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 46.11 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 15036536471
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 13108720401
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 24960296426
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 20445817660
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 18931670633
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 18825196685
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 18331397727
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 18330654574
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 18232827280
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 17274330463
38.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 17205567544
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 17132364169
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 16924358827
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 16089787492
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 20516260458
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 19740783985
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 19242070002
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 19182345217
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 18655120611
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 18330995690
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 17343665240
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 17170373636
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 17089820299
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 16920781092
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 15512084636
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 15511104120
45.0%
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.