Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
240,822 円
Income Tax
- 12,497 円
National Surtax
- 262 円
Health Insurance
- 11,848 円
Pension
- 22,035 円
Unemployment insurance
- 722 円
Total tax
- 47,365 円
Net pay
* 193,457 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
193,457 円
Net pay
35,365 円
Tax the employer pays
47,365 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
82,730 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,365 円 to pay you 240,822 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.44 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.7% tax rate now rises to 30.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,889,864 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 568,382 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,321,482 円 per year, or 193,457 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2487618
13.9%
1
Canada
JPY 2148048
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2612769
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2597181
10.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2586428
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2553367
11.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 2508709
13.2%
5
Panama
JPY 2440105
15.6%
6
Chile
JPY 2345903
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2316144
19.9%
8
Peru
JPY 2231025
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2181515
24.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2163478
25.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 1877341
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2414732
16.4%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2165503
25.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2129017
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2100811
27.3%
4
Morocco
JPY 2093237
27.6%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2068649
28.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 2065011
28.5%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1984795
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1948993
32.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 1923616
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1897785
34.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 1822166
37.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2745371
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2745371
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2658676
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2658676
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2600878
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2571981
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2509800
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2209883
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2196493
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1659839
42.6%
10
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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.