Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,204,484 円
Income Tax
- 97,287 円
National Surtax
- 2,043 円
Health Insurance
- 108,461 円
Pension
- 201,710 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,613 円
Total tax
- 416,114 円
Net pay
* 1,788,370 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,788,370 円
Net pay
323,728 円
Tax the employer pays
416,114 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
739,843 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 323,728 円 to pay you 2,204,484 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 2,204,484 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 416,114 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,788,370 円 per year, or 149,031 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 2204485
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 2196909
0.3%
2
Spain
JPY 2064499
6.4%
3
Switzerland
JPY 2050389
7.0%
4
France
JPY 1956623
11.2%
5
Norway
JPY 1944885
11.8%
6
Russia
JPY 1917901
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1914667
13.2%
8
Austria
JPY 1874316
15.0%
9
Italy
JPY 1870303
15.2%
10
Czech Republic
JPY 1830373
17.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1796654
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1774610
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1770752
19.7%
14
Greece
JPY 1689577
23.4%
15
Sweden
JPY 1675655
24.0%
16
Poland
JPY 1599304
27.5%
17
Portugal
JPY 1529359
30.6%
18
Finland
JPY 1514258
31.3%
19
Belgium
JPY 1497572
32.1%
20
Denmark
JPY 1473824
33.1%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1387187
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1289623
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1956322
11.3%
1
Canada
JPY 1673090
24.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 2127661
3.5%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 2094260
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 2043436
7.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2009441
8.9%
4
Pakistan
JPY 1925872
12.6%
5
South Korea
JPY 1924942
12.7%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1883574
14.6%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1877859
14.8%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1874297
15.0%
9
Philippines
JPY 1800538
18.3%
10
Japan
JPY 1788370
18.9%
11
Singapore
JPY 1764442
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1747817
20.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1698778
22.9%
14
India
JPY 1608234
27.1%
15
China
JPY 1560632
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2012208
8.7%
1
Guatemala
JPY 1993107
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1983500
10.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 1981724
10.1%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1973013
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1921615
12.8%
6
Mexico
JPY 1805898
18.1%
7
Chile
JPY 1803740
18.2%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1745167
20.8%
9
Peru
JPY 1715276
22.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1692000
23.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 1431844
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1907551
13.5%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1672029
24.2%
2
Morocco
JPY 1655846
24.9%
3
Angola
JPY 1630403
26.0%
4
Kenya
JPY 1621045
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1617508
26.6%
6
Ghana
JPY 1602838
27.3%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1534668
30.4%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1518600
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1478119
33.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 1467895
33.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 1400657
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2094260
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2094260
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2028126
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2028126
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1984035
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1961988
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1914594
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1695848
23.1%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1682458
23.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 1226398
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.