Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,639,087 円
Income Tax
- 768,323 円
National Surtax
- 16,135 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,917 円
Total tax
- 920,238 円
Net pay
* 1,718,849 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,718,849 円
Net pay
143,906 円
Tax the employer pays
920,238 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,064,144 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 143,906 円 to pay you 2,639,087 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 34.9% tax rate now rises to 38.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,669,044 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 11,042,853 円. That means that your net pay will be 20,626,191 円 per year, or 1,718,849 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% 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 21249974
32.9%
1
Canada
JPY 18300705
42.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 27455471
13.3%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 26790447
15.4%
2
Singapore
JPY 25899479
18.2%
3
Taiwan
JPY 22880140
27.8%
4
Thailand
JPY 22706813
28.3%
5
Indonesia
JPY 21980227
30.6%
6
China
JPY 21767697
31.3%
7
Pakistan
JPY 21272799
32.8%
8
New Zealand
JPY 20957186
33.8%
9
Malaysia
JPY 20840329
34.2%
10
Vietnam
JPY 20837416
34.2%
11
Philippines
JPY 20744145
34.5%
12
Japan
JPY 20626191
34.9%
13
South Korea
JPY 20541769
35.1%
14
Australia
JPY 19742310
37.7%
15
India
JPY 16641740
47.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 28149129
11.1%
1
Brazil
JPY 23046421
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 23001400
27.4%
3
Uruguay
JPY 22925687
27.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 22692913
28.3%
5
Chile
JPY 22543881
28.8%
6
Panama
JPY 22162474
30.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 21349202
32.6%
8
Mexico
JPY 21306572
32.7%
9
Peru
JPY 20609933
34.9%
10
Argentina
JPY 20583808
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 20165153
36.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 23065870
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 22246237
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 21560394
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 21425332
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 21102439
33.4%
5
Mozambique
JPY 20924924
33.9%
6
Morocco
JPY 19538510
38.3%
7
Zambia
JPY 19521361
38.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 19471197
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 19177308
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 18947834
40.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 17967318
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 30085592
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 30085592
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 30037014
5.2%
3
Bahrain
JPY 29978668
5.3%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 29453855
7.0%
5
Oman
JPY 29135520
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 23794268
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 23780878
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 19601780
38.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 18473831
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.