Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,610,920 円
Income Tax
- 757,090 円
National Surtax
- 15,899 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,833 円
Total tax
- 908,684 円
Net pay
* 1,702,236 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
1,702,236 円
Net pay
143,737 円
Tax the employer pays
908,684 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,052,421 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 143,737 円 to pay you 2,610,920 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 31,331,040 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,904,212 円. That means that your net pay will be 20,426,828 円 per year, or 1,702,236 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 21064034
32.8%
1
Canada
JPY 18140152
42.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 27151267
13.3%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 26509903
15.4%
2
Singapore
JPY 25627047
18.2%
3
Taiwan
JPY 22675624
27.6%
4
Thailand
JPY 22487110
28.2%
5
Indonesia
JPY 21751736
30.6%
6
China
JPY 21575070
31.1%
7
Pakistan
JPY 21053096
32.8%
8
New Zealand
JPY 20751003
33.8%
9
Malaysia
JPY 20627395
34.2%
10
Vietnam
JPY 20617714
34.2%
11
Philippines
JPY 20534301
34.5%
12
Japan
JPY 20426828
34.8%
13
South Korea
JPY 20354701
35.0%
14
Australia
JPY 19563169
37.6%
15
India
JPY 16506340
47.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 27849967
11.1%
1
Brazil
JPY 22801368
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 22774514
27.3%
3
Uruguay
JPY 22684546
27.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 22478274
28.3%
5
Chile
JPY 22326491
28.7%
6
Panama
JPY 21936856
30.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 21130684
32.6%
8
Mexico
JPY 21085644
32.7%
9
Peru
JPY 20402906
34.9%
10
Argentina
JPY 20364105
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 19972335
36.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 22819972
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 22009634
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 21330483
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 21194703
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 20878849
33.4%
5
Mozambique
JPY 20705221
33.9%
6
Morocco
JPY 19333683
38.3%
7
Zambia
JPY 19313489
38.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 19265403
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 18974506
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 18761932
40.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 17781415
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 29764488
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 29764488
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 29699011
5.2%
3
Bahrain
JPY 29644045
5.4%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 29115851
7.1%
5
Oman
JPY 28824558
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 23540765
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 23527375
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 19432778
38.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 18276974
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.