Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,291,020 円
Income Tax
- 6,289,905 円
National Surtax
- 132,088 円
Health Insurance
- 820,181 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 72,873 円
Total tax
- 8,028,747 円
Net pay
* 16,262,273 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
33.1%
66.9%
Net pay
33.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
16,262,273 円
Net pay
1,682,127 円
Tax the employer pays
8,028,747 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,710,874 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,682,127 円 to pay you 24,291,020 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 33.1% tax rate now rises to 37.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 24,291,020 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 8,028,747 円. That means that your net pay will be 16,262,273 円 per year, or 1,355,189 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.1% 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 16578095
31.8%
1
Canada
JPY 14796115
39.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 20815249
14.3%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 20666687
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 19952790
17.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 18356046
24.4%
4
Thailand
JPY 17862181
26.5%
5
China
JPY 17562988
27.7%
6
Indonesia
JPY 16992683
30.1%
7
Pakistan
JPY 16477083
32.2%
8
New Zealand
JPY 16456591
32.3%
9
South Korea
JPY 16397668
32.5%
10
Japan
JPY 16262273
33.1%
11
Malaysia
JPY 16192349
33.3%
12
Philippines
JPY 16158927
33.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 16041701
34.0%
14
Australia
JPY 15831958
34.8%
15
India
JPY 13069980
46.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 21618980
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 18048901
25.7%
2
Colombia
JPY 17793033
26.8%
3
Chile
JPY 17777223
26.8%
4
Brazil
JPY 17697353
27.1%
5
Uruguay
JPY 17662294
27.3%
6
Panama
JPY 17237644
29.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 16520540
32.0%
8
Mexico
JPY 16480469
32.2%
9
Peru
JPY 16090894
33.8%
10
Ecuador
JPY 15956250
34.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 15788092
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 17698358
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 17081620
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 16541862
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 16391122
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 16221876
33.2%
5
Mozambique
JPY 16129208
33.6%
6
Morocco
JPY 15067516
38.0%
7
Zambia
JPY 14983877
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 14979087
38.3%
9
South Africa
JPY 14889921
38.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 14750494
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 13909404
42.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 23076469
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 23076469
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 22674426
6.7%
3
Kuwait
JPY 22658990
6.7%
4
Oman
JPY 22347740
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 22075831
9.1%
6
Egypt
JPY 18260750
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 18247360
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 15592621
35.8%
9
Turkey
JPY 14176796
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.