Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,819,900 円
Income Tax
- 6,114,467 円
National Surtax
- 128,404 円
Health Insurance
- 819,703 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 71,460 円
Total tax
- 7,847,734 円
Net pay
* 15,972,166 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.9%
67.1%
Net pay
32.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
15,972,166 円
Net pay
1,678,821 円
Tax the employer pays
7,847,734 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,526,555 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,678,821 円 to pay you 23,819,900 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.9% tax rate now rises to 37.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 23,819,900 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 7,847,734 円. That means that your net pay will be 15,972,166 円 per year, or 1,331,014 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.0% 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 38.43 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 16263716
31.7%
1
Canada
JPY 14572330
38.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 20391241
14.4%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 20275657
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 19573068
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 18066978
24.2%
4
Thailand
JPY 17552541
26.3%
5
China
JPY 17294499
27.4%
6
Indonesia
JPY 16674206
30.0%
7
Pakistan
JPY 16170855
32.1%
8
New Zealand
JPY 16169207
32.1%
9
South Korea
JPY 16132764
32.3%
10
Japan
JPY 15972166
33.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 15895555
33.3%
12
Philippines
JPY 15865978
33.4%
13
Vietnam
JPY 15735473
33.9%
14
Australia
JPY 15582264
34.6%
15
India
JPY 12824433
46.2%
16
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17355618
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 16751836
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16221406
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 16069665
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 15910230
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 15822980
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 14782022
37.9%
7
Zambia
JPY 14694138
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 14692245
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14630805
38.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 14467822
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13650288
42.7%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 22628905
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 22628905
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 22208015
6.8%
3
Kuwait
JPY 22187873
6.9%
4
Oman
JPY 21914309
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 21604711
9.3%
6
Egypt
JPY 17907410
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 17894020
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15335304
35.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 13902411
41.6%
10
Show more
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.