Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
71,318,208 円
Income Tax
- 26,510,454 円
National Surtax
- 556,720 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 213,955 円
Total tax
- 28,815,484 円
Net pay
* 42,502,724 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
40.4%
59.6%
Net pay
40.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
42,502,724 円
Net pay
1,964,767 円
Tax the employer pays
28,815,484 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
30,780,251 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,964,767 円 to pay you 71,318,208 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.32 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40.4% tax rate now rises to 42.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 71,318,208 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 28,815,484 円. That means that your net pay will be 42,502,724 円 per year, or 3,541,894 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.4% 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 43133865
39.5%
1
Canada
JPY 36740718
48.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 63241850
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 51792064
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 49615901
30.4%
3
Panama
JPY 48628292
31.8%
4
Uruguay
JPY 47515362
33.4%
5
Colombia
JPY 47130760
33.9%
6
Mexico
JPY 47098917
34.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 46982387
34.1%
8
Chile
JPY 46544541
34.7%
9
Argentina
JPY 46355765
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 44895046
37.1%
11
Ecuador
JPY 42783614
40.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 69686181
2.3%
1
Bahrain
JPY 69231343
2.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 69103019
3.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 67752297
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 67752298
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 65612751
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 53531141
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 53517751
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 41565901
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 39426362
44.7%
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.