Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,200,584 円
Income Tax
- 4,766,692 円
National Surtax
- 100,101 円
Health Insurance
- 816,034 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 60,602 円
Total tax
- 6,457,128 円
Net pay
* 13,743,456 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
13,743,456 円
Net pay
1,653,425 円
Tax the employer pays
6,457,128 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,110,553 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,653,425 円 to pay you 20,200,584 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 20,200,584 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,457,128 円. That means that your net pay will be 13,743,456 円 per year, or 1,145,288 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 17574508
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 16463476
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 16261470
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
JPY 15391850
23.8%
4
Switzerland
JPY 15145005
25.0%
5
United Kingdom
JPY 13283782
34.2%
6
France
JPY 13121257
35.1%
7
Norway
JPY 12722486
37.0%
8
Spain
JPY 12582125
37.7%
9
Denmark
JPY 12332585
39.0%
10
Austria
JPY 12239367
39.4%
11
Poland
JPY 12050859
40.3%
12
Ireland
JPY 11976315
40.7%
13
Romania
JPY 11817342
41.5%
14
Greece
JPY 11628752
42.4%
15
Netherlands
JPY 11613790
42.5%
16
Sweden
JPY 11571190
42.7%
17
Luxembourg
JPY 11052093
45.3%
18
Germany
JPY 10942351
45.8%
19
Italy
JPY 10285428
49.1%
20
Finland
JPY 9794483
51.5%
21
Portugal
JPY 9152910
54.7%
22
Belgium
JPY 8387476
58.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 14000631
30.7%
1
Canada
JPY 12768173
36.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 17271625
14.5%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 17133857
15.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 16616296
17.7%
3
Taiwan
JPY 15779629
21.9%
4
Thailand
JPY 15153216
25.0%
5
China
JPY 15092611
25.3%
6
Indonesia
JPY 14227548
29.6%
7
South Korea
JPY 14097680
30.2%
8
New Zealand
JPY 13961425
30.9%
9
Pakistan
JPY 13818300
31.6%
10
Japan
JPY 13743456
32.0%
11
Australia
JPY 13664027
32.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 13615437
32.6%
13
Malaysia
JPY 13604544
32.7%
14
Vietnam
JPY 13382917
33.8%
15
India
JPY 10938045
45.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 17998612
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 15303196
24.2%
2
Chile
JPY 15118440
25.2%
3
Uruguay
JPY 14870366
26.4%
4
Colombia
JPY 14814256
26.7%
5
Brazil
JPY 14731787
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 14507278
28.2%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 13991341
30.7%
8
Mexico
JPY 13780781
31.8%
9
Ecuador
JPY 13622799
32.6%
10
Peru
JPY 13585502
32.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 13129309
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 14722566
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 14218315
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 13759547
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 13600115
32.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 13516053
33.1%
5
Mozambique
JPY 13470425
33.3%
6
South Africa
JPY 12640181
37.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 12588760
37.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 12488625
38.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 12468259
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 12296232
39.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 11659665
42.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 19190555
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 19190555
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 18635022
7.8%
3
Oman
JPY 18584539
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 18568556
8.1%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 18180526
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 15192923
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 15179533
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 13339087
34.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 11794486
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.