Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,389,228 円
Income Tax
- 9,108,282 円
National Surtax
- 191,274 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 94,168 円
Total tax
- 10,928,079 円
Net pay
* 20,461,149 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
20,461,149 円
Net pay
1,725,193 円
Tax the employer pays
10,928,079 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,653,273 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,725,193 円 to pay you 31,389,228 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.03 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 38.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,389,228 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,928,079 円. That means that your net pay will be 20,461,149 円 per year, or 1,705,096 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41.02 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.98 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 590 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,949 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 21096045
32.8%
1
Canada
JPY 18167792
42.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 27901469
11.1%
1
Brazil
JPY 22843554
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 22813573
27.3%
3
Uruguay
JPY 22726059
27.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 22515225
28.3%
5
Chile
JPY 22363915
28.8%
6
Panama
JPY 21975697
30.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 21168302
32.6%
8
Mexico
JPY 21123677
32.7%
9
Peru
JPY 20438546
34.9%
10
Argentina
JPY 20401928
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 20005529
36.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 22862304
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 22050366
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 21370063
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 21234407
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 20917341
33.4%
5
Mozambique
JPY 20743043
33.9%
6
Morocco
JPY 19368944
38.3%
7
Zambia
JPY 19349275
38.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 19300831
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 19009418
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 18793935
40.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 17813419
43.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 29819767
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 29819767
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 29757198
5.2%
3
Bahrain
JPY 29701650
5.4%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 29174039
7.1%
5
Oman
JPY 28878089
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 23584406
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 23571016
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 19461872
38.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 18310864
41.7%
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.