Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,567,500 円
Income Tax
- 122,355 円
National Surtax
- 2,569 円
Health Insurance
- 126,321 円
Pension
- 234,926 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,703 円
Total tax
- 493,874 円
Net pay
* 2,073,626 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.2%
80.8%
Net pay
19.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,073,626 円
Net pay
377,037 円
Tax the employer pays
493,874 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
870,912 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 377,037 円 to pay you 2,567,500 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.39 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.2% tax rate now rises to 29.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,567,500 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 493,874 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,073,626 円 per year, or 172,802 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.2% and your marginal tax rate is 23.1%. 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 23.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 769 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,845 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2238304
12.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1920602
25.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2322042
9.6%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2321315
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2297913
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2290657
10.8%
4
Colombia
JPY 2261322
11.9%
5
Panama
JPY 2196237
14.5%
6
Chile
JPY 2090900
18.6%
7
Mexico
JPY 2078546
19.0%
8
Peru
JPY 1988446
22.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1983873
22.7%
10
Brazil
JPY 1947801
24.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 1667804
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2176183
15.2%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1933401
24.7%
2
Angola
JPY 1894497
26.2%
3
Morocco
JPY 1890021
26.4%
4
Kenya
JPY 1875156
27.0%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1856458
27.7%
6
Ghana
JPY 1851768
27.9%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1765523
31.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1753217
31.7%
9
Uganda
JPY 1714079
33.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 1696595
33.9%
11
Zambia
JPY 1623912
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2439125
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2439125
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2362099
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2362099
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2310750
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2285075
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2229874
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1968110
23.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1954720
23.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 1455973
43.3%
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.