Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,960,616 円
Income Tax
- 500,462 円
National Surtax
- 10,510 円
Health Insurance
- 68,284 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,882 円
Total tax
- 644,612 円
Net pay
* 1,316,004 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
1,316,004 円
Net pay
139,731 円
Tax the employer pays
644,612 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
784,343 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,731 円 to pay you 1,960,616 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 23,527,392 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,735,347 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,792,045 円 per year, or 1,316,004 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 38.43 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.57 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 16068526
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14433388
38.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 20127984
14.5%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 20032876
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 19337305
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 17887503
24.0%
4
Thailand
JPY 17360291
26.2%
5
China
JPY 17127800
27.2%
6
Indonesia
JPY 16476470
30.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 15990778
32.0%
8
Pakistan
JPY 15980725
32.1%
9
South Korea
JPY 15968292
32.1%
10
Japan
JPY 15792045
32.9%
11
Malaysia
JPY 15711282
33.2%
12
Philippines
JPY 15684093
33.3%
13
Vietnam
JPY 15545343
33.9%
14
Australia
JPY 15427235
34.4%
15
India
JPY 12671977
46.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 20943107
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 17536316
25.5%
2
Chile
JPY 17280865
26.6%
3
Colombia
JPY 17236937
26.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 17162263
27.1%
5
Brazil
JPY 17143723
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16727923
28.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 16019981
31.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 15976475
32.1%
9
Peru
JPY 15623172
33.6%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15520627
34.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 15291734
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17142818
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16547081
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16022442
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15870079
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 15716736
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15632850
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14604766
37.9%
7
Cameroon
JPY 14514152
38.3%
8
Zambia
JPY 14514245
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14469926
38.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 14292317
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13489409
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22351022
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 22351023
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 21918434
6.8%
3
Kuwait
JPY 21895366
6.9%
4
Oman
JPY 21645202
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 21312203
9.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 17688029
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 17674639
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15175542
35.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 13732052
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.