Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
120,064 円
Income Tax
- 6,219 円
National Surtax
- 131 円
Health Insurance
- 5,907 円
Pension
- 10,986 円
Unemployment insurance
- 360 円
Total tax
- 23,602 円
Net pay
* 96,462 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
96,462 円
Net pay
17,631 円
Tax the employer pays
23,602 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
41,234 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 17,631 円 to pay you 120,064 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 2,881,536 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 566,457 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,315,079 円 per year, or 192,923 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 2481176
13.9%
1
Canada
JPY 2141874
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2734340
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2634358
8.6%
2
Thailand
JPY 2625783
8.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2615897
9.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 2477935
14.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2433661
15.5%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2427016
15.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2397806
16.8%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2390589
17.0%
9
Japan
JPY 2315079
19.7%
10
Singapore
JPY 2294574
20.4%
11
Kazakhstan
JPY 2293788
20.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 2277475
21.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2171318
24.7%
14
China
JPY 2032875
29.5%
15
India
JPY 1992800
30.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2605240
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2590072
10.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2578975
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2546580
11.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 2502318
13.2%
5
Panama
JPY 2433806
15.5%
6
Chile
JPY 2339315
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2310006
19.8%
8
Peru
JPY 2224758
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2175477
24.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2158838
25.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 1871928
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2408570
16.4%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2159507
25.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2122958
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2094982
27.3%
4
Morocco
JPY 2088056
27.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2063167
28.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 2059502
28.5%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1979131
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1943922
32.5%
9
Uganda
JPY 1918203
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1892608
34.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 1817044
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.