Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,599,360 円
Income Tax
- 7,887,398 円
National Surtax
- 165,635 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 55,798 円
Total tax
- 8,236,694 円
Net pay
* 10,362,666 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.3%
55.7%
Net pay
44.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,362,666 円
Net pay
239,668 円
Tax the employer pays
8,236,694 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,476,362 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 239,668 円 to pay you 18,599,360 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.56 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.3% tax rate now rises to 45.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 223,192,320 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 98,840,331 円. That means that your net pay will be 124,351,989 円 per year, or 10,362,666 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.3% 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 124360350
44.3%
1
Canada
JPY 107317225
51.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 197662741
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 161900796
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 151561399
32.1%
3
Panama
JPY 150004261
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 145817090
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 145169000
35.0%
6
Argentina
JPY 145073937
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 139770327
37.4%
8
Uruguay
JPY 139757623
37.4%
9
Peru
JPY 137917940
38.2%
10
Chile
JPY 137669008
38.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 129422479
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 162399054
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 156312530
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 152106451
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 151834526
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 147795086
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 145415053
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 137308176
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 136080143
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 135599317
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 134091274
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 124285636
44.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 123305119
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 221560293
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 220977131
1.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 219586713
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 212032704
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 212032704
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 205336933
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 167436725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 167423335
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 130018903
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 115363418
48.3%
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.