Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,869,140 円
Income Tax
- 466,398 円
National Surtax
- 9,794 円
Health Insurance
- 68,191 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,607 円
Total tax
- 609,466 円
Net pay
* 1,259,674 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.6%
67.4%
Net pay
32.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,259,674 円
Net pay
139,089 円
Tax the employer pays
609,466 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
748,554 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,089 円 to pay you 1,869,140 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.6% tax rate now rises to 37.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,429,680 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,313,586 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,116,094 円 per year, or 1,259,674 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.6% 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 15365803
31.5%
1
Canada
JPY 13911971
38.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 19971543
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 16799476
25.1%
2
Chile
JPY 16567352
26.1%
3
Uruguay
JPY 16443470
26.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 16437550
26.7%
5
Brazil
JPY 16347882
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 15995200
28.7%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 15330211
31.7%
8
Mexico
JPY 15251985
32.0%
9
Peru
JPY 14950823
33.3%
10
Ecuador
JPY 14894420
33.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 14578221
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 16344233
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 15778682
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 15275778
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15121083
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 14990600
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 14919337
33.5%
6
Morocco
JPY 13939566
37.9%
7
South Africa
JPY 13866184
38.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 13845810
38.3%
9
Zambia
JPY 13839153
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 13633690
39.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 12885667
42.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 21308196
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 21308196
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 20831698
7.1%
3
Kuwait
JPY 20797651
7.3%
4
Oman
JPY 20635304
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 20214491
9.9%
6
Egypt
JPY 16864745
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 16851355
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 14575992
35.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 13092733
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.