Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
163,454 円
Income Tax
- 6,998 円
National Surtax
- 147 円
Health Insurance
- 8,042 円
Pension
- 14,956 円
Unemployment insurance
- 490 円
Total tax
- 30,634 円
Net pay
* 132,820 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
132,820 円
Net pay
24,003 円
Tax the employer pays
30,634 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
54,637 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 24,003 円 to pay you 163,454 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 1,961,448 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 367,603 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,593,845 円 per year, or 132,820 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 1763163
10.1%
1
Canada
JPY 1492929
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1937451
1.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1863376
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1829074
6.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1787840
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1739108
11.3%
5
South Korea
JPY 1718527
12.4%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1689265
13.9%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1680733
14.3%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1674742
14.6%
9
Philippines
JPY 1625304
17.1%
10
Japan
JPY 1593845
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1569603
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1553467
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1524764
22.3%
14
India
JPY 1470190
25.1%
15
China
JPY 1391114
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1803310
8.1%
1
Colombia
JPY 1774282
9.5%
2
Guatemala
JPY 1773375
9.6%
3
Ecuador
JPY 1773110
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1755496
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1735878
11.5%
6
Mexico
JPY 1621519
17.3%
7
Chile
JPY 1611488
17.8%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1566430
20.1%
9
Brazil
JPY 1540467
21.5%
10
Peru
JPY 1532391
21.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 1273871
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1727302
11.9%
1
Morocco
JPY 1499067
23.6%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1497043
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1457533
25.7%
4
Angola
JPY 1453486
25.9%
5
Kenya
JPY 1450920
26.0%
6
Ghana
JPY 1430586
27.1%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1391216
29.1%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1353287
31.0%
9
Uganda
JPY 1320146
32.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 1313793
33.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 1251190
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.