Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,208,160 円
Income Tax
- 8,160,536 円
National Surtax
- 171,371 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 57,624 円
Total tax
- 8,517,395 円
Net pay
* 10,690,765 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
10,690,765 円
Net pay
243,320 円
Tax the employer pays
8,517,395 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,760,715 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 243,320 円 to pay you 19,208,160 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 230,497,920 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 102,208,736 円. That means that your net pay will be 128,289,184 円 per year, or 10,690,765 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 128254234
44.4%
1
Canada
JPY 110712166
52.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 204128789
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 167197356
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 156465283
32.1%
3
Panama
JPY 154880749
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 150565730
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 149892071
35.0%
6
Argentina
JPY 149822577
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 144226568
37.4%
8
Uruguay
JPY 144194752
37.4%
9
Peru
JPY 142392620
38.2%
10
Chile
JPY 142052368
38.4%
11
Ecuador
JPY 133590069
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 167713878
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 161426450
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 157091245
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 156803795
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 152627740
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 150163693
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 141801120
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 140528158
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 140026422
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 138474634
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 128303716
44.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 127323199
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 228865892
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 228282731
1.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 226819258
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 218973024
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 218973024
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 212058084
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 172915925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 172902535
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 134273757
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 119016218
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.