Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,078,680 円
Income Tax
- 1,178,947 円
National Surtax
- 24,758 円
Health Insurance
- 446,671 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 27,236 円
Total tax
- 2,391,312 円
Net pay
* 6,687,368 円
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
6,687,368 円
Net pay
1,216,205 円
Tax the employer pays
2,391,312 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3,607,517 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,216,205 円 to pay you 9,078,680 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.97 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 35.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 9,078,680 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,391,312 円. That means that your net pay will be 6,687,368 円 per year, or 557,281 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.3% and your marginal tax rate is 27.5%. 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 27.47 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 72.53 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 725 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,627 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 7018601
22.7%
1
Canada
JPY 6437214
29.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 8040445
11.4%
1
Taiwan
JPY 7726413
14.9%
2
Thailand
JPY 7365972
18.9%
3
Kazakhstan
JPY 7313474
19.4%
4
South Korea
JPY 7161771
21.1%
5
Singapore
JPY 7044135
22.4%
6
Australia
JPY 6907770
23.9%
7
New Zealand
JPY 6788571
25.2%
8
Indonesia
JPY 6709007
26.1%
9
Japan
JPY 6687368
26.3%
10
Pakistan
JPY 6589062
27.4%
11
Malaysia
JPY 6459156
28.9%
12
China
JPY 6425108
29.2%
13
Philippines
JPY 6375084
29.8%
14
Vietnam
JPY 6153680
32.2%
15
India
JPY 5441476
40.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 8154827
10.2%
1
Chile
JPY 7516837
17.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 7439012
18.1%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 7315436
19.4%
4
Panama
JPY 7080153
22.0%
5
Ecuador
JPY 7050753
22.3%
6
Colombia
JPY 6726516
25.9%
7
Peru
JPY 6721689
26.0%
8
Brazil
JPY 6668407
26.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 6606682
27.2%
10
Mexico
JPY 6503786
28.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 5900071
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 6631380
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 6432982
29.1%
2
South Africa
JPY 6295384
30.7%
3
Mozambique
JPY 6241187
31.3%
4
Nigeria
JPY 6194428
31.8%
5
Ghana
JPY 6158913
32.2%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6011362
33.8%
7
Morocco
JPY 5849020
35.6%
8
Cameroon
JPY 5717053
37.0%
9
Zambia
JPY 5628288
38.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 5623090
38.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 5542617
39.0%
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.