Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,301,528 円
Income Tax
- 15,294,292 円
National Surtax
- 321,180 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 138,905 円
Total tax
- 17,288,733 円
Net pay
* 29,012,795 円
Marginal tax rate
45.9%
Average tax rate
37.3%
62.7%
Net pay
37.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,012,795 円
Net pay
1,814,667 円
Tax the employer pays
17,288,733 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,103,400 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,814,667 円 to pay you 46,301,528 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.13 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
39.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.3% tax rate now rises to 39.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 46,301,528 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 17,288,733 円. That means that your net pay will be 29,012,795 円 per year, or 2,417,733 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 37.3% and your marginal tax rate is 45.9%. 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 45.87 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 54.13 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 541 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,707 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 29299641
36.7%
1
Canada
JPY 25115366
45.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 41100062
11.2%
1
Brazil
JPY 33654971
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 32823454
29.1%
3
Uruguay
JPY 32321231
30.2%
4
Panama
JPY 31929658
31.0%
5
Colombia
JPY 31870760
31.2%
6
Chile
JPY 31534533
31.9%
7
Mexico
JPY 30838075
33.4%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 30809104
33.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 30094923
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 29572330
36.1%
11
Ecuador
JPY 28512474
38.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 33711002
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 32488976
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 31513409
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 31409442
32.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 30781827
33.5%
5
Mozambique
JPY 30436038
34.3%
6
Zambia
JPY 28520339
38.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 28405619
38.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 28380184
38.7%
9
Senegal
JPY 27956798
39.6%
10
South Africa
JPY 26995700
41.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 26015184
43.8%
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.