Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,171,601 円
Income Tax
- 8,144,134 円
National Surtax
- 171,027 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 57,515 円
Total tax
- 8,500,538 円
Net pay
* 10,671,063 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
10,671,063 円
Net pay
243,101 円
Tax the employer pays
8,500,538 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,743,639 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 243,101 円 to pay you 19,171,601 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 230,059,212 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 102,006,461 円. That means that your net pay will be 128,052,751 円 per year, or 10,671,063 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 128020403
44.4%
1
Canada
JPY 110508298
52.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 167394717
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 161119355
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 156791903
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 156505386
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 152337535
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 149878533
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 141531315
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 140261050
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 139760571
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 138211409
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 128062427
44.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 127081910
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 228427185
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 227844023
1.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 226384936
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 218556252
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 218556252
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 211654477
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 172586894
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 172573504
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 134018249
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 118796864
48.4%
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.