Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
212,626 円
Income Tax
- 10,082 円
National Surtax
- 212 円
Health Insurance
- 10,461 円
Pension
- 19,455 円
Unemployment insurance
- 638 円
Total tax
- 40,848 円
Net pay
* 171,778 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.2%
80.8%
Net pay
19.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
171,778 円
Net pay
31,224 円
Tax the employer pays
40,848 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
72,072 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 31,224 円 to pay you 212,626 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.39 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.2% tax rate now rises to 29.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,551,512 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 490,179 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,061,333 円 per year, or 171,778 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.2% and your marginal tax rate is 23.1%. 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 23.12 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.88 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 769 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,844 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2225939
12.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1909709
25.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2308398
9.5%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2306860
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2283603
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2277627
10.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 2249053
11.9%
5
Panama
JPY 2184142
14.4%
6
Chile
JPY 2078253
18.6%
7
Mexico
JPY 2066762
19.0%
8
Peru
JPY 1976415
22.5%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1974966
22.6%
10
Brazil
JPY 1936210
24.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 1657412
35.0%
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.