Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
164,483 円
Income Tax
- 7,042 円
National Surtax
- 148 円
Health Insurance
- 8,093 円
Pension
- 15,050 円
Unemployment insurance
- 493 円
Total tax
- 30,826 円
Net pay
* 133,657 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
133,657 円
Net pay
24,154 円
Tax the employer pays
30,826 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
54,981 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 24,154 円 to pay you 164,483 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 1,973,796 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 369,917 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,603,879 円 per year, or 133,657 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 1773947
10.1%
1
Canada
JPY 1502083
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1947453
1.3%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1875106
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1840187
6.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1799095
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1748831
11.4%
5
South Korea
JPY 1729107
12.4%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1699193
13.9%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1690749
14.3%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1684922
14.6%
9
Philippines
JPY 1634208
17.2%
10
Japan
JPY 1603879
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1579432
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1563246
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1533605
22.3%
14
India
JPY 1477204
25.2%
15
China
JPY 1399727
29.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1736842
12.0%
1
Morocco
JPY 1507032
23.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1505934
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1465661
25.7%
4
Angola
JPY 1462484
25.9%
5
Kenya
JPY 1459564
26.1%
6
Ghana
JPY 1439338
27.1%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1398415
29.2%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1361686
31.0%
9
Uganda
JPY 1328172
32.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 1321764
33.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 1258784
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1875107
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1875106
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1815892
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1815893
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1776416
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1756679
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1714242
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1522832
22.9%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1509442
23.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 1102596
44.1%
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.