Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
172,624 円
Income Tax
- 7,404 円
National Surtax
- 155 円
Health Insurance
- 8,493 円
Pension
- 15,795 円
Unemployment insurance
- 518 円
Total tax
- 32,365 円
Net pay
* 140,259 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
140,259 円
Net pay
25,350 円
Tax the employer pays
32,365 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
57,715 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 25,350 円 to pay you 172,624 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
29.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,071,488 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 388,384 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,683,104 円 per year, or 140,259 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.8% and your marginal tax rate is 20.9%. 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 20.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 79.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 792 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,958 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1852800
10.6%
1
Canada
JPY 1574502
24.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1809134
12.7%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1576272
23.9%
2
Morocco
JPY 1570052
24.2%
3
Angola
JPY 1533648
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 1529965
26.1%
5
Kenya
JPY 1527948
26.2%
6
Ghana
JPY 1508577
27.2%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1455371
29.7%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1428136
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1391672
32.8%
10
Senegal
JPY 1384108
33.2%
11
Zambia
JPY 1318864
36.3%
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.