Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,312,180 円
Income Tax
- 104,122 円
National Surtax
- 2,187 円
Health Insurance
- 113,759 円
Pension
- 211,564 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,937 円
Total tax
- 438,569 円
Net pay
* 1,873,611 円
Marginal tax rate
20.9%
Average tax rate
19.0%
81.0%
Net pay
19.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,873,611 円
Net pay
339,544 円
Tax the employer pays
438,569 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
778,113 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 339,544 円 to pay you 2,312,180 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.37 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19% tax rate now rises to 29.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,312,180 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 438,569 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,873,611 円 per year, or 156,134 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.0% 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 20.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 79.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 791 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,957 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2040152
11.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1746652
24.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 2211082
4.4%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 2196571
5.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 2136911
7.6%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2107680
8.8%
4
South Korea
JPY 2015669
12.8%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2006644
13.2%
6
Malaysia
JPY 1965718
15.0%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1965212
15.0%
8
Indonesia
JPY 1959010
15.3%
9
Philippines
JPY 1878189
18.8%
10
Japan
JPY 1873611
19.0%
11
Singapore
JPY 1850027
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1834259
20.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1775888
23.2%
14
India
JPY 1669406
27.8%
15
China
JPY 1635750
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2104127
9.0%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2090477
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 2076140
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
JPY 2069401
10.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 2065385
10.7%
5
Panama
JPY 2003087
13.4%
6
Chile
JPY 1888931
18.3%
7
Mexico
JPY 1887602
18.4%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1822611
21.2%
9
Peru
JPY 1796317
22.3%
10
Brazil
JPY 1763596
23.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 1501846
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1987246
14.1%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1749570
24.3%
2
Morocco
JPY 1725319
25.4%
3
Angola
JPY 1708752
26.1%
4
Kenya
JPY 1696432
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1688397
27.0%
6
Ghana
JPY 1679168
27.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1599505
30.8%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1591855
31.2%
9
Uganda
JPY 1548121
33.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 1535744
33.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 1466890
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2196571
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2196571
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2127207
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2127207
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2080962
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2057839
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2008128
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1776620
23.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1763230
23.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 1294506
44.0%
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.