Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,973,098 円
Income Tax
- 505,110 円
National Surtax
- 10,607 円
Health Insurance
- 68,297 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,919 円
Total tax
- 649,408 円
Net pay
* 1,323,690 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
1,323,690 円
Net pay
139,818 円
Tax the employer pays
649,408 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
789,226 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,818 円 to pay you 1,973,098 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 23,677,176 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,792,897 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,884,279 円 per year, or 1,323,690 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 16168478
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14504536
38.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 20262790
14.4%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 20157196
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 19458033
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 17979407
24.1%
4
Thailand
JPY 17458736
26.3%
5
China
JPY 17213161
27.3%
6
Indonesia
JPY 16577724
30.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 16082145
32.1%
8
Pakistan
JPY 16078085
32.1%
9
South Korea
JPY 16052513
32.2%
10
Japan
JPY 15884279
32.9%
11
Malaysia
JPY 15805642
33.3%
12
Philippines
JPY 15777230
33.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 15642702
33.9%
14
Australia
JPY 15506620
34.5%
15
India
JPY 12750045
46.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 21075678
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 17636858
25.5%
2
Chile
JPY 17378225
26.6%
3
Colombia
JPY 17346014
26.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 17260343
27.1%
5
Brazil
JPY 17252316
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16827904
28.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 16118165
31.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 16075332
32.1%
9
Peru
JPY 15714914
33.6%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15606072
34.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 15389094
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17251786
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16651930
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16124325
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15972281
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 15815818
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15730209
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14695533
37.9%
7
Cameroon
JPY 14605348
38.3%
8
Zambia
JPY 14606363
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14552307
38.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 14382187
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13571790
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22493317
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 22493317
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 22066722
6.8%
3
Kuwait
JPY 22045147
6.9%
4
Oman
JPY 21783001
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 21461987
9.4%
6
Egypt
JPY 17800367
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 17786977
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15257351
35.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 13819288
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.