Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
187,431 円
Income Tax
- 8,344 円
National Surtax
- 175 円
Health Insurance
- 9,222 円
Pension
- 17,150 円
Unemployment insurance
- 562 円
Total tax
- 35,453 円
Net pay
* 151,978 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
151,978 円
Net pay
27,524 円
Tax the employer pays
35,453 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
62,977 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 27,524 円 to pay you 187,431 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 2,249,172 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 425,432 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,823,740 円 per year, or 151,978 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1991106
11.5%
1
Canada
JPY 1703725
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 2162276
3.9%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 2136713
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 2082223
7.4%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2050205
8.9%
4
South Korea
JPY 1962589
12.7%
5
Pakistan
JPY 1959388
12.9%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1917659
14.7%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1914106
14.9%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1909448
15.1%
9
Philippines
JPY 1832759
18.5%
10
Japan
JPY 1823740
18.9%
11
Singapore
JPY 1800013
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1783686
20.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1730774
23.1%
14
India
JPY 1633617
27.4%
15
China
JPY 1591801
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2050349
8.8%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2033510
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 2021941
10.1%
3
Colombia
JPY 2017032
10.3%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 2013009
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1955422
13.1%
6
Mexico
JPY 1839801
18.2%
7
Chile
JPY 1839090
18.2%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1777302
21.0%
9
Peru
JPY 1748904
22.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1721187
23.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 1460891
35.1%
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.