Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,958,884 円
Income Tax
- 499,817 円
National Surtax
- 10,496 円
Health Insurance
- 68,282 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,877 円
Total tax
- 643,947 円
Net pay
* 1,314,937 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,314,937 円
Net pay
139,719 円
Tax the employer pays
643,947 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
783,665 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,719 円 to pay you 1,958,884 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 32.9% tax rate now rises to 37.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,506,608 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,727,361 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,779,247 円 per year, or 1,314,937 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.9% 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 16054657
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14423516
38.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 20109279
14.5%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 20015625
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 19320554
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 17874750
24.0%
4
Thailand
JPY 17346631
26.2%
5
China
JPY 17115955
27.2%
6
Indonesia
JPY 16462420
30.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 15978099
32.0%
8
Pakistan
JPY 15967216
32.1%
9
South Korea
JPY 15956605
32.1%
10
Japan
JPY 15779247
32.9%
11
Malaysia
JPY 15698189
33.2%
12
Philippines
JPY 15671169
33.3%
13
Vietnam
JPY 15531833
33.9%
14
Australia
JPY 15416219
34.4%
15
India
JPY 12661145
46.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 20924711
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 17522364
25.5%
2
Chile
JPY 17267356
26.5%
3
Colombia
JPY 17221801
26.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 17148653
27.1%
5
Brazil
JPY 17128655
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16714049
28.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 16006357
31.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 15962757
32.1%
9
Peru
JPY 15610441
33.6%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15508770
34.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 15278225
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17127698
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16532532
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16008305
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15855898
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 15702988
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15619340
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14592171
37.9%
7
Cameroon
JPY 14501497
38.3%
8
Zambia
JPY 14501463
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14458494
38.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 14279846
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13477978
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22331278
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 22331277
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 21897857
6.8%
3
Kuwait
JPY 21874578
6.9%
4
Oman
JPY 21626081
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 21291419
9.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 17672441
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 17659051
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15164190
35.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 13719947
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.