Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,752,940 円
Income Tax
- 15,495,756 円
National Surtax
- 325,411 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 140,259 円
Total tax
- 17,495,782 円
Net pay
* 29,257,158 円
Marginal tax rate
45.9%
Average tax rate
37.4%
62.6%
Net pay
37.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
29,257,158 円
Net pay
1,817,376 円
Tax the employer pays
17,495,782 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,313,157 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,817,376 円 to pay you 46,752,940 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
39.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 37.4% tax rate now rises to 39.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 46,752,940 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 17,495,782 円. That means that your net pay will be 29,257,158 円 per year, or 2,438,097 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 37.4% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 40675058
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 38103646
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 37636117
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
JPY 35837164
23.4%
4
Switzerland
JPY 30338607
35.1%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 27620906
40.9%
6
Romania
JPY 27350470
41.5%
7
Poland
JPY 27332935
41.5%
8
Spain
JPY 26871736
42.5%
9
Norway
JPY 26766801
42.8%
10
Austria
JPY 26708402
42.9%
11
Greece
JPY 26498070
43.3%
12
Denmark
JPY 25933127
44.5%
13
France
JPY 25356388
45.8%
14
Netherlands
JPY 25022729
46.5%
15
Luxembourg
JPY 25016911
46.5%
16
Sweden
JPY 24849983
46.9%
17
Ireland
JPY 24721445
47.1%
18
Germany
JPY 24682068
47.2%
19
Italy
JPY 22334886
52.2%
20
Finland
JPY 19571061
58.1%
21
Portugal
JPY 18325325
60.8%
22
Belgium
JPY 18312719
60.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 29549272
36.8%
1
Canada
JPY 25325140
45.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 41030977
12.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 39310080
15.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 37785729
19.2%
3
Thailand
JPY 32511345
30.5%
4
Indonesia
JPY 32176941
31.2%
5
Taiwan
JPY 31930477
31.7%
6
Pakistan
JPY 31077331
33.5%
7
Vietnam
JPY 30641949
34.5%
8
New Zealand
JPY 30158362
35.5%
9
Malaysia
JPY 30111963
35.6%
10
Philippines
JPY 30108730
35.6%
11
China
JPY 30086381
35.7%
12
Japan
JPY 29257158
37.4%
13
South Korea
JPY 28829296
38.3%
14
Australia
JPY 27736775
40.7%
15
India
JPY 23354050
50.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 41499598
11.2%
1
Brazil
JPY 33982245
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 33126465
29.2%
3
Uruguay
JPY 32595401
30.3%
4
Panama
JPY 32230976
31.1%
5
Colombia
JPY 32146110
31.2%
6
Chile
JPY 31805380
32.0%
7
Mexico
JPY 31131493
33.4%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 31100942
33.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 30388340
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 29848819
36.2%
11
Ecuador
JPY 28769989
38.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 34039405
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 32804964
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 31820460
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 31717451
32.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 31080436
33.5%
5
Mozambique
JPY 30729456
34.3%
6
Zambia
JPY 28797957
38.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 28679169
38.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 28655027
38.7%
9
Senegal
JPY 28227646
39.6%
10
South Africa
JPY 27243977
41.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 26263460
43.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 45120913
3.5%
1
Bahrain
JPY 44911726
3.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 44537751
4.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 44415293
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 44415293
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 43012704
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 35107190
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 35093800
24.9%
8
Turkey
JPY 27258843
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 27143728
41.9%
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.