Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,609,261 円
Income Tax
- 7,891,840 円
National Surtax
- 165,729 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 55,828 円
Total tax
- 8,241,259 円
Net pay
* 10,368,002 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
10,368,002 円
Net pay
239,727 円
Tax the employer pays
8,241,259 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,480,986 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 239,727 円 to pay you 18,609,261 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 223,311,132 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 98,895,112 円. That means that your net pay will be 124,416,020 円 per year, or 10,368,002 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 124423676
44.3%
1
Canada
JPY 107372437
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 199933350
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 185853380
16.8%
2
Singapore
JPY 175501118
21.4%
3
Indonesia
JPY 151530277
32.1%
4
Thailand
JPY 147274170
34.1%
5
Pakistan
JPY 145840156
34.7%
6
Vietnam
JPY 145404775
34.9%
7
Philippines
JPY 139721938
37.4%
8
Taiwan
JPY 137865393
38.3%
9
New Zealand
JPY 137858859
38.3%
10
Malaysia
JPY 134743223
39.7%
11
China
JPY 127193387
43.0%
12
Japan
JPY 124416020
44.3%
13
Australia
JPY 121312617
45.7%
14
South Korea
JPY 121150073
45.8%
15
India
JPY 59278893
73.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 197767899
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 161986934
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 151641151
32.1%
3
Panama
JPY 150083568
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 145894318
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 145245813
35.0%
6
Argentina
JPY 145151165
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 139842800
37.4%
8
Uruguay
JPY 139829784
37.4%
9
Peru
JPY 137990712
38.2%
10
Chile
JPY 137740295
38.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 129490258
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 162485489
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 156395699
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 152187520
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 151915342
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 147873680
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 145492281
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 137381246
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 136152482
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 135671315
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 134162561
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 124350982
44.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 123370466
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 221679103
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 221095943
1.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 219704339
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 212145575
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 212145575
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 205446241
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 167525834
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 167512444
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 130088100
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 115422824
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.