Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,548,864 円
Income Tax
- 347,132 円
National Surtax
- 7,290 円
Health Insurance
- 67,866 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,647 円
Total tax
- 486,410 円
Net pay
* 1,062,454 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
31.4%
68.6%
Net pay
31.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,062,454 円
Net pay
136,842 円
Tax the employer pays
486,410 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
623,251 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 136,842 円 to pay you 1,548,864 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.02 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.4% tax rate now rises to 37.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 18,586,368 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,836,917 円. That means that your net pay will be 12,749,451 円 per year, or 1,062,454 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.4% and your marginal tax rate is 38.4%. 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 38.42 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.58 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 616 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,079 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 13023545
29.9%
1
Canada
JPY 11928290
35.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 16569900
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 14219653
23.5%
2
Chile
JPY 14069200
24.3%
3
Colombia
JPY 13638736
26.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 13584762
26.9%
5
Brazil
JPY 13561480
27.0%
6
Panama
JPY 13429789
27.7%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 13033303
29.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 12715399
31.6%
9
Ecuador
JPY 12701945
31.7%
10
Peru
JPY 12596794
32.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 12080069
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 13548223
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 13088364
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 12661558
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 12498695
32.8%
4
Ghana
JPY 12448249
33.0%
5
Mozambique
JPY 12421184
33.2%
6
South Africa
JPY 11752362
36.8%
7
Morocco
JPY 11610565
37.5%
8
Cameroon
JPY 11505809
38.1%
9
Zambia
JPY 11475516
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 11327702
39.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 10771846
42.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 17657049
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 17657049
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 17104746
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 17099458
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 16954338
8.8%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 16727731
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 13982261
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 13968871
24.8%
8
Israel
JPY 12415755
33.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 10854350
41.6%
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.