Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
179,420 円
Income Tax
- 7,835 円
National Surtax
- 165 円
Health Insurance
- 8,827 円
Pension
- 16,417 円
Unemployment insurance
- 538 円
Total tax
- 33,782 円
Net pay
* 145,638 円
Marginal tax rate
20.9%
Average tax rate
18.8%
81.2%
Net pay
18.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
145,638 円
Net pay
26,348 円
Tax the employer pays
33,782 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
60,130 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 26,348 円 to pay you 179,420 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.35 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.8% tax rate now rises to 29.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,153,040 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 405,388 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,747,652 円 per year, or 145,638 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 1916279
11.0%
1
Canada
JPY 1634956
24.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1968302
8.6%
1
Guatemala
JPY 1946596
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1939245
9.9%
3
Colombia
JPY 1937814
10.0%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1926971
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1882698
12.6%
6
Mexico
JPY 1766870
17.9%
7
Chile
JPY 1763045
18.1%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1708173
20.7%
9
Peru
JPY 1676564
22.1%
10
Brazil
JPY 1659924
22.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 1398405
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1869483
13.2%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1634990
24.1%
2
Morocco
JPY 1622660
24.6%
3
Angola
JPY 1592977
26.0%
4
Kenya
JPY 1585034
26.4%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1583646
26.5%
6
Ghana
JPY 1566377
27.3%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1503697
30.2%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1483608
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1444680
32.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 1435485
33.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 1369019
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2045388
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2045388
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1980795
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1980798
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1937736
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1916206
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1869915
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1657265
23.0%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1643875
23.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 1193865
44.6%
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.