Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
240,120 円
Income Tax
- 10,281 円
National Surtax
- 216 円
Health Insurance
- 11,814 円
Pension
- 21,971 円
Unemployment insurance
- 720 円
Total tax
- 45,002 円
Net pay
* 195,118 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
195,118 円
Net pay
35,262 円
Tax the employer pays
45,002 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
80,264 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,262 円 to pay you 240,120 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 240,120 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 45,002 円. That means that your net pay will be 195,118 円 per year, or 16,260 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
JPY 222186
7.5%
1
USA
JPY 219323
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 234417
2.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 222111
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 221031
8.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 220910
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 217429
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 217096
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 214907
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 213706
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 210105
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 199300
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 197859
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 196658
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
JPY 240120
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
JPY 228114
5.0%
2
Qatar
JPY 228114
5.0%
3
Bahrain
JPY 220910
8.0%
4
Oman
JPY 220911
8.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 213708
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 208544
13.2%
7
Lebanon
JPY 203323
15.3%
8
Turkey
JPY 197445
17.8%
9
Egypt
JPY 195622
18.5%
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.