Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
239,911 円
Income Tax
- 12,419 円
National Surtax
- 261 円
Health Insurance
- 11,804 円
Pension
- 21,952 円
Unemployment insurance
- 720 円
Total tax
- 47,155 円
Net pay
* 192,756 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.7%
80.3%
Net pay
19.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
192,756 円
Net pay
35,231 円
Tax the employer pays
47,155 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
82,386 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,231 円 to pay you 239,911 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.43 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.7% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,878,932 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 565,855 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,313,077 円 per year, or 192,756 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.7% 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 2479162
13.9%
1
Canada
JPY 2139943
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2731881
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2632469
8.6%
2
Thailand
JPY 2623569
8.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2613635
9.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 2475899
14.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2431708
15.5%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2424904
15.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2395912
16.8%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2388780
17.0%
9
Japan
JPY 2313077
19.7%
10
Singapore
JPY 2292547
20.4%
11
Kazakhstan
JPY 2291678
20.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 2275662
21.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2169570
24.6%
14
China
JPY 2031059
29.5%
15
India
JPY 1991321
30.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2602886
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2587850
10.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2576644
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2544458
11.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 2500320
13.2%
5
Panama
JPY 2431836
15.5%
6
Chile
JPY 2337255
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2308087
19.8%
8
Peru
JPY 2222798
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2173589
24.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2157387
25.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 1870235
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2406643
16.4%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2157632
25.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2121064
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2093159
27.3%
4
Morocco
JPY 2086436
27.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2061453
28.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 2057780
28.5%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1977360
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1942337
32.5%
9
Uganda
JPY 1916510
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1890990
34.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 1815443
36.9%
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.