Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,959,541,626 円
Income Tax
- 878,691,145 円
National Surtax
- 18,452,514 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,878,625 円
Total tax
- 903,150,147 円
Net pay
* 1,056,391,479 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,056,391,479 円
Net pay
11,885,321 円
Tax the employer pays
903,150,147 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
915,035,469 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 11,885,321 円 to pay you 1,959,541,626 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,514,499,512 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,837,801,769 円. That means that your net pay will be 12,676,697,743 円 per year, or 1,056,391,479 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 12538627082
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 10930880842
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 20812356202
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 17048098510
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 15785851351
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 15696951813
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 15285166765
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 15284423612
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 15202999101
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 14403843595
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 14346909308
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 14285965959
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 14112453323
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 13416298038
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17106825036
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 16460227565
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 16044347631
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 15994581678
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 15554994794
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15284764728
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 14461462099
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 14316992527
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 14249851979
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 14108875589
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 12934504592
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 12933524075
45.0%
12
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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.