Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,291,092 円
Income Tax
- 8,197,743 円
National Surtax
- 172,153 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 57,873 円
Total tax
- 8,555,632 円
Net pay
* 10,735,460 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.4%
55.6%
Net pay
44.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,735,460 円
Net pay
243,818 円
Tax the employer pays
8,555,632 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,799,450 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 243,818 円 to pay you 19,291,092 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 44.4% tax rate now rises to 45.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 231,493,104 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 102,667,588 円. That means that your net pay will be 128,825,516 円 per year, or 10,735,460 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.4% 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 128784667
44.4%
1
Canada
JPY 111174633
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 207297125
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 192644417
16.8%
2
Singapore
JPY 181883056
21.4%
3
Indonesia
JPY 157061290
32.2%
4
Thailand
JPY 152592452
34.1%
5
Pakistan
JPY 151158438
34.7%
6
Vietnam
JPY 150723057
34.9%
7
Philippines
JPY 144801579
37.5%
8
New Zealand
JPY 142849862
38.3%
9
Taiwan
JPY 142774576
38.3%
10
Malaysia
JPY 139570505
39.7%
11
China
JPY 131693472
43.1%
12
Japan
JPY 128825516
44.4%
13
Australia
JPY 125649062
45.7%
14
South Korea
JPY 125415227
45.8%
15
India
JPY 60220394
74.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 205009607
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 167918864
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 157133300
32.1%
3
Panama
JPY 155545034
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 151212600
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 150535458
35.0%
6
Argentina
JPY 150469447
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 144833607
37.4%
8
Uruguay
JPY 144799187
37.5%
9
Peru
JPY 143002170
38.2%
10
Chile
JPY 142649479
38.4%
11
Ecuador
JPY 134157786
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 168437874
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 162123079
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 157770284
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 157480719
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 153286055
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 150810563
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 142413158
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 141134076
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 140629492
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 139071744
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 128851067
44.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 127870551
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 229861078
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 229277915
1.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 227804487
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 219918449
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 219918449
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 212973656
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 173662313
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 173648923
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 134853362
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 119513810
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.