Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,939,608 円
Income Tax
- 492,639 円
National Surtax
- 10,345 円
Health Insurance
- 68,263 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,819 円
Total tax
- 636,541 円
Net pay
* 1,303,067 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,303,067 円
Net pay
139,583 円
Tax the employer pays
636,541 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
776,124 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,583 円 to pay you 1,939,608 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 32.8% tax rate now rises to 37.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,275,296 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,638,487 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,636,809 円 per year, or 1,303,067 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% 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 15900303
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14313642
38.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 20719982
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 17367096
25.4%
2
Chile
JPY 17117003
26.5%
3
Colombia
JPY 17053353
26.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 16997188
27.0%
5
Brazil
JPY 16960953
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16559648
28.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 15854732
31.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 15810091
32.1%
9
Peru
JPY 15468763
33.5%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15376814
33.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 15127872
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 16959419
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16370614
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 15850966
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15698068
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 15549975
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15468987
33.5%
6
Morocco
JPY 14451999
37.9%
7
Cameroon
JPY 14360663
38.3%
8
Zambia
JPY 14359206
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14331273
38.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 14141059
39.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 13350756
42.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22111531
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 22111531
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 21668861
6.9%
3
Kuwait
JPY 21643267
7.0%
4
Oman
JPY 21413272
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 21060107
9.5%
6
Egypt
JPY 17498957
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 17485567
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15037852
35.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 13585229
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.