Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
186,913 円
Income Tax
- 8,311 円
National Surtax
- 175 円
Health Insurance
- 9,196 円
Pension
- 17,103 円
Unemployment insurance
- 561 円
Total tax
- 35,345 円
Net pay
* 151,568 円
Marginal tax rate
20.9%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
151,568 円
Net pay
27,448 円
Tax the employer pays
35,345 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
62,793 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 27,448 円 to pay you 186,913 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.36 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.9% tax rate now rises to 29.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,242,956 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 424,136 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,818,820 円 per year, or 151,568 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.9% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1986269
11.4%
1
Canada
JPY 1699489
24.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2045045
8.8%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2027890
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 2016594
10.1%
3
Colombia
JPY 2012262
10.3%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 2007446
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1950719
13.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1835085
18.2%
7
Chile
JPY 1834173
18.2%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1772832
21.0%
9
Peru
JPY 1744226
22.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1717004
23.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 1456851
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1936020
13.7%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1699729
24.2%
2
Morocco
JPY 1680663
25.1%
3
Angola
JPY 1658391
26.1%
4
Kenya
JPY 1647976
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1642831
26.8%
6
Ghana
JPY 1630105
27.3%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1557830
30.6%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1544769
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1503126
33.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 1492132
33.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 1424317
36.5%
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.