Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
160,105 円
Income Tax
- 6,855 円
National Surtax
- 144 円
Health Insurance
- 7,877 円
Pension
- 14,650 円
Unemployment insurance
- 480 円
Total tax
- 30,006 円
Net pay
* 130,099 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
130,099 円
Net pay
23,511 円
Tax the employer pays
30,006 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
53,517 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 23,511 円 to pay you 160,105 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 1,921,260 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 360,071 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,561,189 円 per year, or 130,099 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 1728063
10.1%
1
Canada
JPY 1463139
23.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1767602
8.0%
1
Colombia
JPY 1739980
9.4%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1737270
9.6%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1737040
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1719528
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1703549
11.3%
6
Mexico
JPY 1591030
17.2%
7
Chile
JPY 1579698
17.8%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1535087
20.1%
9
Brazil
JPY 1515410
21.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1502150
21.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 1247748
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1695809
11.7%
1
Morocco
JPY 1473142
23.3%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1468108
23.6%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1431080
25.5%
4
Angola
JPY 1424205
25.9%
5
Kenya
JPY 1422788
26.0%
6
Ghana
JPY 1402103
27.0%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1367785
28.8%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1325951
31.0%
9
Uganda
JPY 1294023
32.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 1287852
33.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 1226474
36.2%
12
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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.