Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,023,320 円
Income Tax
- 86,628 円
National Surtax
- 1,819 円
Health Insurance
- 99,547 円
Pension
- 185,134 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,070 円
Total tax
- 379,199 円
Net pay
* 1,644,121 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,644,121 円
Net pay
297,125 円
Tax the employer pays
379,199 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
676,323 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 297,125 円 to pay you 2,023,320 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,023,320 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 379,199 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,644,121 円 per year, or 137,010 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1815306
10.3%
1
Canada
JPY 1538795
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1987331
1.8%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1922154
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1884759
6.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1844236
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1787825
11.6%
5
South Korea
JPY 1771540
12.4%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1739533
14.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1730917
14.5%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1725755
14.7%
9
Philippines
JPY 1669915
17.5%
10
Japan
JPY 1644121
18.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 1618853
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1602469
20.8%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1569064
22.5%
14
India
JPY 1505333
25.6%
15
China
JPY 1434270
29.1%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1857585
8.2%
1
Guatemala
JPY 1829314
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1827657
9.7%
3
Colombia
JPY 1827093
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1810871
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1784565
11.8%
6
Mexico
JPY 1668458
17.5%
7
Chile
JPY 1660432
17.9%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1613304
20.3%
9
Peru
JPY 1578951
22.0%
10
Brazil
JPY 1579044
22.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 1314087
35.1%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1773490
12.4%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1541591
23.8%
2
Morocco
JPY 1538980
23.9%
3
Angola
JPY 1498568
25.9%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 1498259
26.0%
5
Kenya
JPY 1494230
26.2%
6
Ghana
JPY 1474438
27.1%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1427289
29.5%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1395372
31.0%
9
Uganda
JPY 1360362
32.8%
10
Senegal
JPY 1353731
33.1%
11
Zambia
JPY 1289241
36.3%
12
Show more
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.