Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,685,927 円
Income Tax
- 7,926,236 円
National Surtax
- 166,451 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 56,058 円
Total tax
- 8,276,608 円
Net pay
* 10,409,319 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
10,409,319 円
Net pay
240,187 円
Tax the employer pays
8,276,608 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,516,795 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 240,187 円 to pay you 18,685,927 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 224,231,124 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 99,319,294 円. That means that your net pay will be 124,911,830 円 per year, or 10,409,319 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 124914031
44.3%
1
Canada
JPY 107799961
51.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 200761343
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 186616973
16.8%
2
Singapore
JPY 176218712
21.4%
3
Indonesia
JPY 152152192
32.1%
4
Thailand
JPY 147872165
34.1%
5
Pakistan
JPY 146438151
34.7%
6
Vietnam
JPY 146002770
34.9%
7
Philippines
JPY 140293100
37.4%
8
New Zealand
JPY 138420054
38.3%
9
Taiwan
JPY 138417388
38.3%
10
Malaysia
JPY 135286009
39.7%
11
China
JPY 127699383
43.1%
12
Japan
JPY 124911830
44.3%
13
Australia
JPY 121800213
45.7%
14
South Korea
JPY 121629653
45.8%
15
India
JPY 59384757
73.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 198582167
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 162653929
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 152258696
32.1%
3
Panama
JPY 150697664
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 146492313
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 145840588
35.0%
6
Argentina
JPY 145749160
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 140403973
37.4%
8
Uruguay
JPY 140388551
37.4%
9
Peru
JPY 138554207
38.2%
10
Chile
JPY 138292291
38.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 130015080
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 163154783
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 157039693
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 152815253
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 152541121
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 148482255
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 146090276
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 137947041
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 136712619
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 136228819
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 134714556
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 124856978
44.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 123876462
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 222599095
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 222015935
1.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 220615128
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 213019568
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 213019568
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 206292635
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 168215828
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 168202438
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 130623912
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 115882820
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.