Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,983,019 円
Income Tax
- 508,804 円
National Surtax
- 10,685 円
Health Insurance
- 68,307 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,949 円
Total tax
- 653,220 円
Net pay
* 1,329,799 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
1,329,799 円
Net pay
139,888 円
Tax the employer pays
653,220 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
793,108 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,888 円 to pay you 1,983,019 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 23,796,228 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,838,639 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,957,589 円 per year, or 1,329,799 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 16247921
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14561087
38.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 21181049
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 17716772
25.6%
2
Chile
JPY 17455609
26.7%
3
Colombia
JPY 17432711
26.7%
4
Brazil
JPY 17338629
27.1%
5
Uruguay
JPY 17338299
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16907371
29.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 16196203
31.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 16153906
32.1%
9
Peru
JPY 15787834
33.7%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15673988
34.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 15466478
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17338397
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16735266
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16205304
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 16053513
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 15894571
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15807593
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14767678
37.9%
7
Zambia
JPY 14679580
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 14677833
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14617785
38.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 14453618
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13637269
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22606416
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 22606416
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 22184581
6.8%
3
Kuwait
JPY 22164202
6.9%
4
Oman
JPY 21892530
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 21581039
9.3%
6
Egypt
JPY 17889656
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 17876266
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15322375
35.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 13888625
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.