Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
63,970,560 円
Income Tax
- 23,213,932 円
National Surtax
- 487,493 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 191,912 円
Total tax
- 25,427,692 円
Net pay
* 38,542,868 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.7%
60.3%
Net pay
39.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
38,542,868 円
Net pay
1,920,681 円
Tax the employer pays
25,427,692 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
27,348,373 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,920,681 円 to pay you 63,970,560 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.28 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.7% tax rate now rises to 41.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 63,970,560 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 25,427,692 円. That means that your net pay will be 38,542,868 円 per year, or 3,211,906 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.8% 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 39070616
38.9%
1
Canada
JPY 33326237
47.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 56526835
11.6%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 53600705
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 51215472
19.9%
3
Indonesia
JPY 43816052
31.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 43702798
31.7%
5
Pakistan
JPY 42268784
33.9%
6
Taiwan
JPY 42261049
33.9%
7
Vietnam
JPY 41833402
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 40798003
36.2%
9
New Zealand
JPY 40661110
36.4%
10
Malaysia
JPY 40614616
36.5%
11
China
JPY 39556073
38.2%
12
Japan
JPY 38542868
39.8%
13
South Korea
JPY 38087923
40.5%
14
Australia
JPY 36862114
42.4%
15
India
JPY 31790684
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 56738587
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 46465020
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 44683792
30.2%
3
Panama
JPY 43723736
31.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 43052694
32.7%
5
Colombia
JPY 42648705
33.3%
6
Mexico
JPY 42322946
33.8%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 42232133
34.0%
8
Chile
JPY 42135952
34.1%
9
Argentina
JPY 41579793
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 40394612
36.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 38592038
39.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 46565223
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 44857298
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 43531885
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 43465464
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 42469892
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 41920909
34.5%
6
Zambia
JPY 39386794
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 39137975
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 39112841
38.9%
9
Senegal
JPY 38558218
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 36713668
42.6%
11
Uganda
JPY 35733151
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 62338531
2.6%
1
Bahrain
JPY 61957171
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 61755371
3.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 60772032
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 60772032
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 58852914
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 48020405
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 48007015
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 37286557
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 35752538
44.1%
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.