Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,605,481 円
Income Tax
- 368,215 円
National Surtax
- 7,733 円
Health Insurance
- 67,924 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,816 円
Total tax
- 508,163 円
Net pay
* 1,097,318 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
31.7%
68.3%
Net pay
31.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,097,318 円
Net pay
137,239 円
Tax the employer pays
508,163 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
645,402 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 137,239 円 to pay you 1,605,481 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 31.7% tax rate now rises to 37.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,265,772 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,097,957 円. That means that your net pay will be 13,167,815 円 per year, or 1,097,318 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.7% 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 13434789
30.3%
1
Canada
JPY 12281787
36.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 16495731
14.4%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 16292526
15.4%
2
Singapore
JPY 15849749
17.7%
3
Taiwan
JPY 15125261
21.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 14498847
24.7%
5
China
JPY 14484983
24.8%
6
Indonesia
JPY 13595615
29.4%
7
South Korea
JPY 13561509
29.6%
8
New Zealand
JPY 13391190
30.5%
9
Pakistan
JPY 13210672
31.4%
10
Australia
JPY 13168577
31.7%
11
Japan
JPY 13167815
31.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 13030651
32.4%
13
Malaysia
JPY 13006265
32.5%
14
Vietnam
JPY 12775290
33.7%
15
India
JPY 10456294
45.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 17171228
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 14675703
23.8%
2
Chile
JPY 14510812
24.7%
3
Colombia
JPY 14133499
26.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 14055433
27.0%
5
Brazil
JPY 14054048
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 13883290
27.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 13436530
30.3%
8
Mexico
JPY 13163806
31.7%
9
Ecuador
JPY 13089521
32.1%
10
Peru
JPY 13012929
32.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 12521681
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 18302483
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 18302483
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 17748820
7.9%
3
Oman
JPY 17724509
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 17633743
8.5%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 17339195
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 14491814
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 14478424
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 12804375
33.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 11250042
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.