Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,196,216 円
Income Tax
- 96,762 円
National Surtax
- 2,032 円
Health Insurance
- 108,054 円
Pension
- 200,954 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,589 円
Total tax
- 414,390 円
Net pay
* 1,781,826 円
Marginal tax rate
20.9%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,781,826 円
Net pay
322,514 円
Tax the employer pays
414,390 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
736,905 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 322,514 円 to pay you 2,196,216 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.36 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.9% tax rate now rises to 29.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,196,216 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 414,390 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,781,826 円 per year, or 148,485 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1949886
11.2%
1
Canada
JPY 1666961
24.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2005152
8.7%
1
Guatemala
JPY 1985632
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1976386
10.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 1974666
10.1%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1965613
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1915361
12.8%
6
Mexico
JPY 1799626
18.1%
7
Chile
JPY 1797199
18.2%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1739221
20.8%
9
Peru
JPY 1709054
22.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1686845
23.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 1426470
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1901433
13.4%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1666076
24.1%
2
Morocco
JPY 1650512
24.9%
3
Angola
JPY 1624388
26.0%
4
Kenya
JPY 1615258
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1612066
26.6%
6
Ghana
JPY 1596978
27.3%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1529691
30.4%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1512976
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1472745
32.9%
10
Senegal
JPY 1462686
33.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 1395572
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2086405
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2086405
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2020518
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2020521
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1976595
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1954633
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1907414
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1689647
23.1%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1676257
23.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 1221169
44.4%
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.