Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,880,702,720 円
Income Tax
- 843,320,070 円
National Surtax
- 17,709,721 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,642,108 円
Total tax
- 866,799,763 円
Net pay
* 1,013,902,957 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,013,902,957 円
Net pay
11,412,288 円
Tax the employer pays
866,799,763 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
878,212,051 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,412,288 円 to pay you 1,880,702,720 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,568,432,640 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,401,597,155 円. That means that your net pay will be 12,166,835,485 円 per year, or 1,013,902,957 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 12034373439
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 10491239782
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 19975010389
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 16362200027
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 15150803963
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 15065452175
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 14670223298
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 14669480145
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 14591366867
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 13824377636
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 13769831198
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 13711362783
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 13544813200
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 12876599999
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 16418561386
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 15797980754
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 15398822553
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 15351066992
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 14929171558
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 14669821261
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 13879630973
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 13740979712
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 13676546808
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 13541235466
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 12414167812
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 12413187295
45.0%
12
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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.