Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
221,874 円
Income Tax
- 9,500 円
National Surtax
- 199 円
Health Insurance
- 10,916 円
Pension
- 20,301 円
Unemployment insurance
- 666 円
Total tax
- 41,582 円
Net pay
* 180,292 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
180,292 円
Net pay
32,582 円
Tax the employer pays
41,582 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
74,165 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 32,582 円 to pay you 221,874 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 221,874 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 41,582 円. That means that your net pay will be 180,292 円 per year, or 15,024 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
Canada
JPY 206922
6.7%
1
USA
JPY 202658
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 221874
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 221874
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 221874
0.0%
3
Pakistan
JPY 220212
0.8%
4
Thailand
JPY 210780
5.0%
5
Philippines
JPY 206507
6.9%
6
Indonesia
JPY 203345
8.4%
7
Taiwan
JPY 202236
8.9%
8
South Korea
JPY 198159
10.7%
9
New Zealand
JPY 195493
11.9%
10
India
JPY 195249
12.0%
11
Malaysia
JPY 194925
12.2%
12
China
JPY 192620
13.2%
13
Vietnam
JPY 188648
15.0%
14
Japan
JPY 180292
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
JPY 175724
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 219655
1.0%
1
Zambia
JPY 208562
6.0%
2
Morocco
JPY 206920
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 197720
10.9%
4
Kenya
JPY 193857
12.6%
5
Uganda
JPY 192363
13.3%
6
Senegal
JPY 189013
14.8%
7
Cameroon
JPY 187200
15.6%
8
Mozambique
JPY 185707
16.3%
9
Ghana
JPY 182848
17.6%
10
Angola
JPY 173836
21.7%
11
Nigeria
JPY 167166
24.7%
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.