Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,210,882,560 円
Income Tax
- 13,997,276,000 円
National Surtax
- 293,942,796 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 93,632,648 円
Total tax
- 14,386,385,800 円
Net pay
* 16,824,496,760 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
16,824,496,760 円
Net pay
188,802,153 円
Tax the employer pays
14,386,385,800 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
14,575,187,953 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 188,802,153 円 to pay you 31,210,882,560 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 31,210,882,560 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 14,386,385,800 円. That means that your net pay will be 16,824,496,760 円 per year, or 1,402,041,397 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 16640799248
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14507420830
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 28088747635
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 25905537665
17.0%
2
Singapore
JPY 24345806832
22.0%
3
Indonesia
JPY 21099128342
32.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 20289195598
35.0%
5
Vietnam
JPY 20287326497
35.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 20287761584
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 19377838418
37.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 19040277430
39.0%
9
Taiwan
JPY 18730408249
40.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 18417100490
41.0%
11
China
JPY 17170357672
45.0%
12
Japan
JPY 16824496760
46.1%
13
Australia
JPY 16544725474
47.0%
14
South Korea
JPY 16274564530
47.9%
15
India
JPY 3625024584
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 27624278606
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 22627976220
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 20952048472
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 20834287496
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 20287815746
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 20287072593
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 20178710740
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 19117878212
38.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 19041518447
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 18960441167
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 18730283152
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 17806815193
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 31208667371
0.0%
1
Kuwait
JPY 31209250531
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 30897400048
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 29650338432
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 29650338432
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 28714011955
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 23408204405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 23408191015
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 18177559575
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 15609208538
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.