Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,963 円
Income Tax
- 84.05 円
National Surtax
- 1.77 円
Health Insurance
- 96.58 円
Pension
- 180 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5.89 円
Total tax
- 368 円
Net pay
* 1,595 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,595 円
Net pay
288 円
Tax the employer pays
368 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
656 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 288 円 to pay you 1,963 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,556 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 4,415 円. That means that your net pay will be 19,141 円 per year, or 1,595 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
JPY 23183
1.6%
1
USA
JPY 21516
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 23556
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 23556
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 23556
0.0%
3
Thailand
JPY 22378
5.0%
4
Pakistan
JPY 21894
7.1%
5
Indonesia
JPY 21483
8.8%
6
Taiwan
JPY 21471
8.9%
7
South Korea
JPY 21038
10.7%
8
New Zealand
JPY 20755
11.9%
9
India
JPY 20729
12.0%
10
China
JPY 20450
13.2%
11
Malaysia
JPY 20215
14.2%
12
Vietnam
JPY 20028
15.0%
13
Japan
JPY 19141
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 18656
20.8%
15
Philippines
JPY 17825
24.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 22997
2.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 21789
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 21683
8.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 21672
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 21330
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 21297
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 21083
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 20965
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 20612
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 19551
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 19410
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 19292
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
JPY 23556
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 23556
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22378
5.0%
3
Qatar
JPY 22378
5.0%
4
Bahrain
JPY 21672
8.0%
5
Oman
JPY 21670
8.0%
6
Lebanon
JPY 21664
8.0%
7
Kuwait
JPY 20963
11.0%
8
Israel
JPY 20458
13.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 19844
15.8%
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.