Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
938,990 円
Income Tax
- 234,845 円
National Surtax
- 4,932 円
Health Insurance
- 34,100 円
Pension
- 29,738 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,817 円
Total tax
- 306,431 円
Net pay
* 632,559 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.6%
67.4%
Net pay
32.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
632,559 円
Net pay
69,575 円
Tax the employer pays
306,431 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
376,006 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 69,575 円 to pay you 938,990 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 32.6% tax rate now rises to 37.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 22,535,760 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,354,344 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,181,416 円 per year, or 1,265,118 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.6% 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 38.43 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.57 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 15431985
31.5%
1
Canada
JPY 13962359
38.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 19235515
14.6%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 19209821
14.8%
2
Singapore
JPY 18531139
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 17279063
23.3%
4
Thailand
JPY 16708548
25.9%
5
China
JPY 16562672
26.5%
6
Indonesia
JPY 15806127
29.9%
7
South Korea
JPY 15410712
31.6%
8
New Zealand
JPY 15385882
31.7%
9
Pakistan
JPY 15336164
32.0%
10
Japan
JPY 15181416
32.6%
11
Malaysia
JPY 15086577
33.1%
12
Philippines
JPY 15067482
33.1%
13
Australia
JPY 14901670
33.9%
14
Vietnam
JPY 14900782
33.9%
15
India
JPY 12155139
46.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 20065432
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 16870683
25.1%
2
Chile
JPY 16636304
26.2%
3
Colombia
JPY 16514801
26.7%
4
Uruguay
JPY 16512932
26.7%
5
Brazil
JPY 16424790
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 16066007
28.7%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 15395142
31.7%
8
Mexico
JPY 15321998
32.0%
9
Peru
JPY 15015797
33.4%
10
Ecuador
JPY 14954936
33.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 14647173
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 16421406
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 15852938
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 15347934
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 15193464
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 15060772
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 14988289
33.5%
6
Morocco
JPY 14003849
37.9%
7
South Africa
JPY 13924528
38.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 13910397
38.3%
9
Zambia
JPY 13904392
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 13697338
39.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 12944011
42.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 21408972
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 21408972
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 20936720
7.1%
3
Kuwait
JPY 20903730
7.2%
4
Oman
JPY 20732901
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 20320571
9.8%
6
Egypt
JPY 16944305
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 16930915
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 14633931
35.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 13154515
41.6%
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.