Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,408,109 円
Income Tax
- 676,209 円
National Surtax
- 14,200 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,224 円
Total tax
- 825,496 円
Net pay
* 1,582,613 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
34.3%
65.7%
Net pay
34.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,582,613 円
Net pay
142,520 円
Tax the employer pays
825,496 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
968,017 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 142,520 円 to pay you 2,408,109 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.02 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.3% tax rate now rises to 38.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 28,897,308 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 9,905,957 円. That means that your net pay will be 18,991,351 円 per year, or 1,582,613 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.3% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41.02 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.98 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 590 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,949 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 19623897
32.1%
1
Canada
JPY 16984120
41.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 25695918
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 21140872
26.8%
2
Brazil
JPY 21036912
27.2%
3
Uruguay
JPY 20948261
27.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 20932811
27.6%
5
Chile
JPY 20761213
28.2%
6
Panama
JPY 20312341
29.7%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 19539961
32.4%
8
Mexico
JPY 19494896
32.5%
9
Peru
JPY 18912245
34.6%
10
Argentina
JPY 18782180
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 18583976
35.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 21049432
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 20306022
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 19675059
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 19534107
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 19268936
33.3%
5
Mozambique
JPY 19123295
33.8%
6
Morocco
JPY 17858871
38.2%
7
Zambia
JPY 17816744
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 17783625
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 17514266
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 17423379
39.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 16442863
43.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 27452443
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 27452442
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 27265279
5.7%
3
Bahrain
JPY 27234653
5.8%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 26682119
7.7%
5
Oman
JPY 26585524
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 21715466
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 21702076
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 18108490
37.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 16859545
41.7%
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.