Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
156,646 円
Income Tax
- 6,707 円
National Surtax
- 141 円
Health Insurance
- 7,707 円
Pension
- 14,333 円
Unemployment insurance
- 470 円
Total tax
- 29,358 円
Net pay
* 127,288 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
127,288 円
Net pay
23,003 円
Tax the employer pays
29,358 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
52,361 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 23,003 円 to pay you 156,646 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 1,879,752 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 352,292 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,527,460 円 per year, or 127,288 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
USA
JPY 1691810
10.0%
1
Canada
JPY 1432369
23.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1730723
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1704552
9.3%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1700254
9.6%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1699512
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1682378
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1670155
11.2%
6
Mexico
JPY 1559540
17.0%
7
Chile
JPY 1546864
17.7%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1501922
20.1%
9
Brazil
JPY 1489529
20.8%
10
Peru
JPY 1470915
21.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 1220768
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1663282
11.5%
1
Morocco
JPY 1446366
23.1%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1438222
23.5%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1403758
25.3%
4
Angola
JPY 1393961
25.8%
5
Kenya
JPY 1393733
25.9%
6
Ghana
JPY 1372684
27.0%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1343585
28.5%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1297717
31.0%
9
Uganda
JPY 1267043
32.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 1260884
32.9%
11
Zambia
JPY 1200947
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1785765
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1785764
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1729370
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1729371
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1691777
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1672981
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1632565
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1452299
22.7%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1438909
23.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 1063176
43.4%
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.