Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
218,878 円
Income Tax
- 10,618 円
National Surtax
- 223 円
Health Insurance
- 10,769 円
Pension
- 20,027 円
Unemployment insurance
- 657 円
Total tax
- 42,293 円
Net pay
* 176,585 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.3%
80.7%
Net pay
19.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
176,585 円
Net pay
32,142 円
Tax the employer pays
42,293 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
74,435 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 32,142 円 to pay you 218,878 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.40 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.3% tax rate now rises to 29.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,626,536 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 507,519 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,119,017 円 per year, or 176,585 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.3% 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 23.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.89 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 3,845 円 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2283963
13.0%
1
Canada
JPY 1960822
25.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2374690
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2372430
9.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2350750
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2338767
11.0%
4
Colombia
JPY 2306627
12.2%
5
Panama
JPY 2240898
14.7%
6
Chile
JPY 2137600
18.6%
7
Mexico
JPY 2122059
19.2%
8
Peru
JPY 2032870
22.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 2016765
23.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1990602
24.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 1706178
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.