Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,652,932 円
Income Tax
- 385,885 円
National Surtax
- 8,104 円
Health Insurance
- 67,972 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,959 円
Total tax
- 526,395 円
Net pay
* 1,126,537 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
31.8%
68.2%
Net pay
31.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,126,537 円
Net pay
137,572 円
Tax the employer pays
526,395 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
663,966 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 137,572 円 to pay you 1,652,932 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
37.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.8% tax rate now rises to 37.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,835,184 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,316,735 円. That means that your net pay will be 13,518,449 円 per year, or 1,126,537 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% 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 13779454
30.5%
1
Canada
JPY 12578055
36.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 16968343
14.5%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 16804997
15.3%
2
Singapore
JPY 16316668
17.7%
3
Taiwan
JPY 15523849
21.7%
4
Thailand
JPY 14897436
24.9%
5
China
JPY 14855101
25.1%
6
Indonesia
JPY 13980538
29.5%
7
South Korea
JPY 13892221
30.0%
8
New Zealand
JPY 13738531
30.7%
9
Pakistan
JPY 13580790
31.5%
10
Japan
JPY 13518449
31.9%
11
Australia
JPY 13470365
32.1%
12
Philippines
JPY 13388226
32.5%
13
Malaysia
JPY 13370688
32.6%
14
Vietnam
JPY 13145407
33.7%
15
India
JPY 10747599
45.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 14456737
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 13962535
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 13511002
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 13350794
32.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 13274341
33.1%
5
Mozambique
JPY 13232915
33.3%
6
South Africa
JPY 12439211
37.3%
7
Morocco
JPY 12367332
37.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 12266151
38.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 12243538
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 12076992
39.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 11458695
42.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 18843425
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 18843425
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 18288625
7.8%
3
Oman
JPY 18248368
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 18203158
8.2%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 17851665
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 14918873
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 14905483
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 13130078
33.8%
9
Turkey
JPY 11581673
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.