Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,429,960 円
Income Tax
- 684,923 円
National Surtax
- 14,383 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,290 円
Total tax
- 834,459 円
Net pay
* 1,595,501 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
1,595,501 円
Net pay
142,651 円
Tax the employer pays
834,459 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
977,110 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 142,651 円 to pay you 2,429,960 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 29,159,520 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,013,509 円. That means that your net pay will be 19,146,011 円 per year, or 1,595,501 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 41.01 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.99 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 2,950 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 19786993
32.1%
1
Canada
JPY 17108672
41.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 25927996
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 21316882
26.9%
2
Brazil
JPY 21227016
27.2%
3
Uruguay
JPY 21135330
27.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 21099320
27.6%
5
Chile
JPY 20929857
28.2%
6
Panama
JPY 20487368
29.7%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 19711841
32.4%
8
Mexico
JPY 19666284
32.6%
9
Peru
JPY 19072850
34.6%
10
Argentina
JPY 18952617
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 18733558
35.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 21240192
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 20489570
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 19853415
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 19713021
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 19442389
33.3%
5
Mozambique
JPY 19293733
33.8%
6
Morocco
JPY 18017768
38.2%
7
Zambia
JPY 17978004
38.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 17943273
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 17671594
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 17567596
39.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 16587079
43.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 27701544
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 27701544
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 27527492
5.6%
3
Bahrain
JPY 27494242
5.7%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 26944331
7.6%
5
Oman
JPY 26826760
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 21912125
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 21898735
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 18251706
37.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 17012260
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.