Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,173,596 円
Income Tax
- 95,326 円
National Surtax
- 2,002 円
Health Insurance
- 106,941 円
Pension
- 198,884 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,521 円
Total tax
- 409,674 円
Net pay
* 1,763,922 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
18.8%
81.2%
Net pay
18.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,763,922 円
Net pay
319,193 円
Tax the employer pays
409,674 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
728,866 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 319,193 円 to pay you 2,173,596 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.35 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.8% tax rate now rises to 29.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,173,596 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 409,674 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,763,922 円 per year, or 146,994 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.9% and your marginal tax rate is 20.9%. 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 20.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 79.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 792 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,958 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
JPY 2173596
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 2169110
0.2%
2
Spain
JPY 2035573
6.4%
3
Switzerland
JPY 2021601
7.0%
4
France
JPY 1931789
11.1%
5
Norway
JPY 1920137
11.7%
6
Russia
JPY 1891029
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1890560
13.0%
8
Italy
JPY 1851501
14.8%
9
Austria
JPY 1848054
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
JPY 1807516
16.8%
11
Hungary
JPY 1771481
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1749745
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1745941
19.7%
14
Greece
JPY 1668887
23.2%
15
Sweden
JPY 1654946
23.9%
16
Poland
JPY 1579581
27.3%
17
Portugal
JPY 1510672
30.5%
18
Finland
JPY 1497903
31.1%
19
Belgium
JPY 1477170
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 1453043
33.2%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1367728
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1271553
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1932280
11.1%
1
Canada
JPY 1650194
24.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 2103735
3.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 2064916
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 2016627
7.2%
3
Taiwan
JPY 1981265
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1902706
12.5%
5
South Korea
JPY 1898920
12.6%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1859648
14.4%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1852806
14.8%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1849658
14.9%
9
Philippines
JPY 1778268
18.2%
10
Japan
JPY 1763922
18.9%
11
Singapore
JPY 1739685
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1723025
20.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1676662
22.9%
14
India
JPY 1590690
26.8%
15
China
JPY 1539087
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1985845
8.6%
1
Guatemala
JPY 1965181
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1956929
10.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 1955359
10.0%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1945368
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1898249
12.7%
6
Mexico
JPY 1782465
18.0%
7
Chile
JPY 1779306
18.1%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1722955
20.7%
9
Peru
JPY 1692033
22.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1672741
23.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 1411767
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1884694
13.3%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1649790
24.1%
2
Morocco
JPY 1635920
24.7%
3
Angola
JPY 1607932
26.0%
4
Kenya
JPY 1599424
26.4%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1597176
26.5%
6
Ghana
JPY 1580946
27.3%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1516073
30.3%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1497590
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1458042
32.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 1448436
33.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 1381661
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2064916
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2064916
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1999708
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1999707
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1956237
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1934502
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1887768
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1672682
23.1%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1659292
23.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 1206864
44.5%
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.