Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,612,286 円
Income Tax
- 757,634 円
National Surtax
- 15,910 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,837 円
Total tax
- 909,245 円
Net pay
* 1,703,041 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,703,041 円
Net pay
143,745 円
Tax the employer pays
909,245 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,052,990 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 143,745 円 to pay you 2,612,286 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.03 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 38.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,347,432 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,910,936 円. That means that your net pay will be 20,436,496 円 per year, or 1,703,041 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% 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 21073053
32.8%
1
Canada
JPY 18147939
42.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 27166020
13.3%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 26523509
15.4%
2
Singapore
JPY 25640258
18.2%
3
Taiwan
JPY 22685681
27.6%
4
Thailand
JPY 22497765
28.2%
5
Indonesia
JPY 21762817
30.6%
6
China
JPY 21584412
31.1%
7
Pakistan
JPY 21063751
32.8%
8
New Zealand
JPY 20761002
33.8%
9
Malaysia
JPY 20637721
34.2%
10
Vietnam
JPY 20628369
34.2%
11
Philippines
JPY 20544478
34.5%
12
Japan
JPY 20436496
34.8%
13
South Korea
JPY 20363773
35.0%
14
Australia
JPY 19571856
37.6%
15
India
JPY 16512906
47.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 27864476
11.1%
1
Brazil
JPY 22813252
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 22785518
27.3%
3
Uruguay
JPY 22696241
27.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 22488683
28.3%
5
Chile
JPY 22337034
28.7%
6
Panama
JPY 21947798
30.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 21141281
32.6%
8
Mexico
JPY 21096359
32.7%
9
Peru
JPY 20412946
34.9%
10
Argentina
JPY 20374760
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 19981686
36.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 22831897
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 22021109
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 21341633
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 21205888
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 20889693
33.4%
5
Mozambique
JPY 20715876
33.9%
6
Morocco
JPY 19343617
38.3%
7
Zambia
JPY 19323570
38.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 19275383
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 18984341
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 18770947
40.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 17790431
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 29780060
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 29780060
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 29715402
5.2%
3
Bahrain
JPY 29660272
5.4%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 29132243
7.1%
5
Oman
JPY 28839636
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 23553059
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 23539669
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 19440974
38.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 18286521
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.