Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,854 円
Income Tax
- 893 円
National Surtax
- 18.75 円
Health Insurance
- 1,026 円
Pension
- 1,908 円
Unemployment insurance
- 62.56 円
Total tax
- 3,908 円
Net pay
* 16,946 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
16,946 円
Net pay
3,062 円
Tax the employer pays
3,908 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
6,971 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,062 円 to pay you 20,854 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 250,248 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 46,900 円. That means that your net pay will be 203,348 円 per year, or 16,946 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 230659
7.8%
1
USA
JPY 228574
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 244305
2.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 231479
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 230354
8.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 230228
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 226600
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 226253
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 223972
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 222720
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 218967
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 207706
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 206204
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 204953
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 247746
1.0%
1
Zambia
JPY 235233
6.0%
2
Morocco
JPY 233381
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 221184
11.6%
4
Kenya
JPY 218551
12.7%
5
Cameroon
JPY 211139
15.6%
6
Uganda
JPY 210680
15.8%
7
Senegal
JPY 209192
16.4%
8
Mozambique
JPY 208974
16.5%
9
Ghana
JPY 204969
18.1%
10
Angola
JPY 195580
21.9%
11
Nigeria
JPY 187228
25.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 250248
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 237736
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 237736
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 230227
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 230229
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 222723
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 217340
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 211324
15.6%
8
Egypt
JPY 202834
19.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 200141
20.0%
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.