Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,376,866 円
Income Tax
- 4,832,337 円
National Surtax
- 101,479 円
Health Insurance
- 816,212 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 61,131 円
Total tax
- 6,524,859 円
Net pay
* 13,852,007 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
13,852,007 円
Net pay
1,654,662 円
Tax the employer pays
6,524,859 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,179,521 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,654,662 円 to pay you 20,376,866 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.01 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 20,376,866 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,524,859 円. That means that your net pay will be 13,852,007 円 per year, or 1,154,334 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 14107333
30.8%
1
Canada
JPY 12859894
36.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 18154636
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 15421525
24.3%
2
Chile
JPY 15233023
25.2%
3
Uruguay
JPY 15030726
26.2%
4
Colombia
JPY 14942630
26.7%
5
Brazil
JPY 14859591
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 14624946
28.2%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 14095965
30.8%
8
Mexico
JPY 13897128
31.8%
9
Ecuador
JPY 13723362
32.7%
10
Peru
JPY 13693474
32.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 13243892
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 14850811
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 14341713
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 13879454
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 13720397
32.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 13632663
33.1%
5
Mozambique
JPY 13585008
33.3%
6
South Africa
JPY 12737136
37.5%
7
Morocco
JPY 12695585
37.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 12595954
38.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 12576672
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 12402001
39.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 11756620
42.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 19358022
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 19358023
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 18802137
7.7%
3
Oman
JPY 18746715
8.0%
4
Kuwait
JPY 18744840
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 18339179
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 15325135
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 15311745
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 13439920
34.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 11897154
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.