Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,462,283 円
Income Tax
- 113,649 円
National Surtax
- 2,387 円
Health Insurance
- 121,144 円
Pension
- 225,299 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,387 円
Total tax
- 469,866 円
Net pay
* 1,992,417 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
19.1%
80.9%
Net pay
19.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,992,417 円
Net pay
361,586 円
Tax the employer pays
469,866 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
831,452 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 361,586 円 to pay you 2,462,283 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.38 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.1% tax rate now rises to 29.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,462,283 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 469,866 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,992,417 円 per year, or 166,035 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.1% 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 2156915
12.4%
1
Canada
JPY 1848917
24.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2338454
5.0%
1
Australia
JPY 2327352
5.5%
2
Thailand
JPY 2267192
7.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2244604
8.8%
4
South Korea
JPY 2142122
13.0%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2119222
13.9%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2086960
15.2%
7
Malaysia
JPY 2080207
15.5%
8
Indonesia
JPY 2077079
15.6%
9
Japan
JPY 1992417
19.1%
10
Philippines
JPY 1985479
19.4%
11
Singapore
JPY 1967227
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 1954739
20.6%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1882754
23.5%
14
India
JPY 1754664
28.7%
15
China
JPY 1740446
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2232240
9.3%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2226187
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 2204766
10.5%
3
Costa Rica
JPY 2203743
10.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 2180577
11.4%
5
Panama
JPY 2116640
14.0%
6
Chile
JPY 2007669
18.5%
7
Mexico
JPY 2000677
18.8%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1925252
21.8%
9
Peru
JPY 1909270
22.5%
10
Brazil
JPY 1871519
24.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 1599413
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2098322
14.8%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1857644
24.6%
2
Morocco
JPY 1822148
26.0%
3
Angola
JPY 1817952
26.2%
4
Kenya
JPY 1801505
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1787200
27.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 1781151
27.7%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1693955
31.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1689872
31.4%
9
Uganda
JPY 1645688
33.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 1630308
33.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 1559203
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2339169
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2339169
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2265299
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2265299
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2216055
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2191430
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2138493
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1889197
23.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1875808
23.8%
9
Turkey
JPY 1389433
43.6%
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.