Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,204,212 円
Income Tax
- 338,167 円
National Surtax
- 7,102 円
Health Insurance
- 34,194 円
Pension
- 29,738 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,613 円
Total tax
- 412,813 円
Net pay
* 791,399 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
791,399 円
Net pay
71,261 円
Tax the employer pays
412,813 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
484,074 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 71,261 円 to pay you 1,204,212 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 28,901,088 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 9,907,507 円. That means that your net pay will be 18,993,581 円 per year, or 1,582,798 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 41.02 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 19626249
32.1%
1
Canada
JPY 16985916
41.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 25699263
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 21143409
26.8%
2
Brazil
JPY 21039652
27.2%
3
Uruguay
JPY 20950958
27.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 20935211
27.6%
5
Chile
JPY 20763644
28.2%
6
Panama
JPY 20314863
29.7%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 19542439
32.4%
8
Mexico
JPY 19497367
32.5%
9
Peru
JPY 18914560
34.6%
10
Argentina
JPY 18784637
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 18586131
35.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 21052182
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 20308668
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 19677630
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 19536686
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 19271436
33.3%
5
Mozambique
JPY 19125752
33.8%
6
Morocco
JPY 17861161
38.2%
7
Zambia
JPY 17819069
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 17785927
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 17516534
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 17425458
39.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 16444942
43.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 27456034
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 27456034
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 27269060
5.7%
3
Bahrain
JPY 27238393
5.8%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 26685899
7.7%
5
Oman
JPY 26589002
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 21718301
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 21704911
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 18110555
37.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 16861746
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.