Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
189,629 円
Income Tax
- 8,483 円
National Surtax
- 178 円
Health Insurance
- 9,330 円
Pension
- 17,351 円
Unemployment insurance
- 569 円
Total tax
- 35,911 円
Net pay
* 153,718 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
153,718 円
Net pay
27,847 円
Tax the employer pays
35,911 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
63,758 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 27,847 円 to pay you 189,629 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 2,275,548 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 430,931 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,844,617 円 per year, or 153,718 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 2011638
11.6%
1
Canada
JPY 1721695
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 2182707
4.1%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 2161771
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 2105116
7.5%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2074265
8.9%
4
South Korea
JPY 1984809
12.8%
5
Pakistan
JPY 1979170
13.0%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1937777
14.8%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1935500
14.9%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1930196
15.2%
9
Philippines
JPY 1851777
18.6%
10
Japan
JPY 1844617
18.9%
11
Singapore
JPY 1821009
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1804856
20.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1749660
23.1%
14
India
JPY 1648599
27.6%
15
China
JPY 1610199
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2072863
8.9%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2057357
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 2044630
10.2%
3
Colombia
JPY 2037273
10.5%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 2036615
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1975376
13.2%
6
Chile
JPY 1859954
18.3%
7
Mexico
JPY 1859811
18.3%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1796269
21.1%
9
Peru
JPY 1768752
22.3%
10
Brazil
JPY 1738940
23.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 1478036
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1960139
13.9%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1723195
24.3%
2
Morocco
JPY 1701688
25.2%
3
Angola
JPY 1682102
26.1%
4
Kenya
JPY 1670790
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1664285
26.9%
6
Ghana
JPY 1653205
27.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1577451
30.7%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1566938
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1524311
33.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 1512665
33.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 1444361
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.