Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,969,934 円
Income Tax
- 503,932 円
National Surtax
- 10,583 円
Health Insurance
- 68,293 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,910 円
Total tax
- 648,192 円
Net pay
* 1,321,742 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
1,321,742 円
Net pay
139,796 円
Tax the employer pays
648,192 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
787,989 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,796 円 to pay you 1,969,934 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.9% tax rate now rises to 37.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,639,208 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,778,309 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,860,899 円 per year, or 1,321,742 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 16143141
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14486501
38.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 20228619
14.4%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 20125683
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 19427430
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 17956110
24.0%
4
Thailand
JPY 17433782
26.3%
5
China
JPY 17191523
27.3%
6
Indonesia
JPY 16552058
30.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 16058985
32.1%
8
Pakistan
JPY 16053406
32.1%
9
South Korea
JPY 16031164
32.2%
10
Japan
JPY 15860899
32.9%
11
Malaysia
JPY 15781723
33.2%
12
Philippines
JPY 15753621
33.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 15618023
33.9%
14
Australia
JPY 15486497
34.5%
15
India
JPY 12730256
46.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 21042073
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 17611372
25.5%
2
Chile
JPY 17353546
26.6%
3
Colombia
JPY 17318364
26.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 17235481
27.1%
5
Brazil
JPY 17224789
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16802559
28.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 16093277
31.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 16050273
32.1%
9
Peru
JPY 15691659
33.6%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15584414
34.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 15364415
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17224165
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16625352
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16098499
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15946374
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 15790702
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15705530
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14672525
37.9%
7
Cameroon
JPY 14582231
38.3%
8
Zambia
JPY 14583012
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14531424
38.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 14359406
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13550908
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22457248
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 22457248
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 22029130
6.8%
3
Kuwait
JPY 22007181
6.9%
4
Oman
JPY 21748070
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 21424019
9.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 17771891
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 17758501
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15236614
35.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 13797175
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.