Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,183,360 円
Income Tax
- 9,046,709 円
National Surtax
- 189,981 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 63,550 円
Total tax
- 9,428,103 円
Net pay
* 11,755,257 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.5%
55.5%
Net pay
44.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,755,257 円
Net pay
255,172 円
Tax the employer pays
9,428,103 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,683,275 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 255,172 円 to pay you 21,183,360 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.57 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.5% tax rate now rises to 45.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 254,200,320 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 113,137,241 円. That means that your net pay will be 141,063,079 円 per year, or 11,755,257 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.5% and your marginal tax rate is 46.1%. 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 539 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,695 円 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 140887613
44.6%
1
Canada
JPY 121726767
52.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 225107333
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 184381595
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 172375519
32.2%
3
Panama
JPY 170702102
32.9%
4
Mexico
JPY 165972290
34.7%
5
Argentina
JPY 165229137
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 165215673
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 158684464
37.6%
8
Uruguay
JPY 158590642
37.6%
9
Peru
JPY 156910340
38.3%
10
Chile
JPY 156273808
38.5%
11
Ecuador
JPY 147111459
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 184957374
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 178018130
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 173263985
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 172926168
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 168306878
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 165570253
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 156378096
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 154959364
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 154389792
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 152696074
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 141340036
44.4%
11
Uganda
JPY 140359519
44.8%
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.