Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,980,732 円
Income Tax
- 507,953 円
National Surtax
- 10,667 円
Health Insurance
- 68,304 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,942 円
Total tax
- 652,341 円
Net pay
* 1,328,391 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
1,328,391 円
Net pay
139,872 円
Tax the employer pays
652,341 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
792,213 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,872 円 to pay you 1,980,732 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 23,768,784 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,828,094 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,940,690 円 per year, or 1,328,391 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 16229607
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14548051
38.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 20345237
14.4%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 20233231
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 19531868
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 18035615
24.1%
4
Thailand
JPY 17518945
26.3%
5
China
JPY 17265368
27.4%
6
Indonesia
JPY 16639651
30.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 16138026
32.1%
8
Pakistan
JPY 16137630
32.1%
9
South Korea
JPY 16104022
32.3%
10
Japan
JPY 15940690
32.9%
11
Malaysia
JPY 15863353
33.3%
12
Philippines
JPY 15834194
33.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 15702247
33.9%
14
Australia
JPY 15555173
34.6%
15
India
JPY 12797791
46.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17318431
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16716055
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16186637
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 16034787
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 15876417
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15789755
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14751047
37.9%
7
Zambia
JPY 14662702
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 14661123
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14602691
38.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 14437152
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13622175
42.7%
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.