Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,199,396 円
Income Tax
- 4,766,250 円
National Surtax
- 100,091 円
Health Insurance
- 816,032 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 60,598 円
Total tax
- 6,456,672 円
Net pay
* 13,742,724 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.0%
68.0%
Net pay
32.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
13,742,724 円
Net pay
1,653,417 円
Tax the employer pays
6,456,672 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,110,088 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,653,417 円 to pay you 20,199,396 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
37.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32% tax rate now rises to 37.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 20,199,396 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,456,672 円. That means that your net pay will be 13,742,724 円 per year, or 1,145,227 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.0% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 13999911
30.7%
1
Canada
JPY 12767555
36.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 17270639
14.5%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 17132788
15.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 16615322
17.7%
3
Taiwan
JPY 15778798
21.9%
4
Thailand
JPY 15152384
25.0%
5
China
JPY 15091839
25.3%
6
Indonesia
JPY 14226745
29.6%
7
South Korea
JPY 14097012
30.2%
8
New Zealand
JPY 13960700
30.9%
9
Pakistan
JPY 13817528
31.6%
10
Japan
JPY 13742724
32.0%
11
Australia
JPY 13663397
32.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 13614698
32.6%
13
Malaysia
JPY 13603784
32.7%
14
Vietnam
JPY 13382145
33.8%
15
India
JPY 10937426
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 17997561
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 15302398
24.2%
2
Chile
JPY 15117668
25.2%
3
Uruguay
JPY 14869286
26.4%
4
Colombia
JPY 14813391
26.7%
5
Brazil
JPY 14730926
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 14506484
28.2%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 13990635
30.7%
8
Mexico
JPY 13779997
31.8%
9
Ecuador
JPY 13622121
32.6%
10
Peru
JPY 13584774
32.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 13128537
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 14721701
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 14217484
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 13758739
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 13599304
32.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 13515267
33.1%
5
Mozambique
JPY 13469652
33.3%
6
South Africa
JPY 12639528
37.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 12588041
37.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 12487901
38.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 12467528
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 12295519
39.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 11659011
42.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 19189426
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 19189426
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 18633898
7.8%
3
Oman
JPY 18583442
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 18567368
8.1%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 18179456
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 15192032
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 15178642
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 13338407
34.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 11793794
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.