Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,959,113 円
Income Tax
- 499,902 円
National Surtax
- 10,498 円
Health Insurance
- 68,282 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5,877 円
Total tax
- 644,035 円
Net pay
* 1,315,078 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,315,078 円
Net pay
139,720 円
Tax the employer pays
644,035 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
783,755 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 139,720 円 to pay you 1,959,113 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.9% tax rate now rises to 37.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,509,356 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,728,417 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,780,939 円 per year, or 1,315,078 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.9% and your marginal tax rate is 38.4%. 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 38.42 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.58 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 616 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,079 円 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 16056491
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14424821
38.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 20927144
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 17524209
25.5%
2
Chile
JPY 17269142
26.5%
3
Colombia
JPY 17223802
26.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 17150452
27.1%
5
Brazil
JPY 17130647
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16715883
28.9%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 16008158
31.9%
8
Mexico
JPY 15964571
32.1%
9
Peru
JPY 15612124
33.6%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15510337
34.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 15280011
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17129697
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16534456
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16010174
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15857773
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 15704805
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15621126
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14593837
37.9%
7
Cameroon
JPY 14503171
38.3%
8
Zambia
JPY 14503153
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14460006
38.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 14281495
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13479489
42.7%
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.