Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,708,160 円
Income Tax
- 134,400 円
National Surtax
- 2,822 円
Health Insurance
- 133,241 円
Pension
- 247,797 円
Unemployment insurance
- 8,124 円
Total tax
- 526,385 円
Net pay
* 2,181,775 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.4%
80.6%
Net pay
19.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,181,775 円
Net pay
397,693 円
Tax the employer pays
526,385 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
924,078 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 397,693 円 to pay you 2,708,160 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.41 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.4% tax rate now rises to 29.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,708,160 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 526,385 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,181,775 円 per year, or 181,815 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.4% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
JPY 2683471
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
JPY 2633940
2.7%
2
Switzerland
JPY 2505063
7.5%
3
France
JPY 2361580
12.8%
4
Russia
JPY 2356099
13.0%
5
Spain
JPY 2351090
13.2%
6
Norway
JPY 2345967
13.4%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 2304348
14.9%
8
Austria
JPY 2288711
15.5%
9
Hungary
JPY 2207150
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
JPY 2203094
18.7%
11
Ukraine
JPY 2180069
19.5%
12
Italy
JPY 2166812
20.0%
13
Germany
JPY 2126916
21.5%
14
Greece
JPY 2026973
25.2%
15
Sweden
JPY 2013240
25.7%
16
Poland
JPY 1920925
29.1%
17
Portugal
JPY 1834083
32.3%
18
Finland
JPY 1816754
32.9%
19
Denmark
JPY 1812691
33.1%
20
Belgium
JPY 1776003
34.4%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1704252
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1584274
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2347089
13.3%
1
Canada
JPY 2016433
25.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2570627
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2508591
7.4%
2
Thailand
JPY 2478413
8.5%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2465243
9.0%
4
South Korea
JPY 2342373
13.5%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2303629
14.9%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2286391
15.6%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2270484
16.2%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2267747
16.3%
9
Japan
JPY 2181775
19.4%
10
Singapore
JPY 2159209
20.3%
11
Philippines
JPY 2156725
20.4%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 2153353
20.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2053918
24.2%
14
China
JPY 1911946
29.4%
15
India
JPY 1894322
30.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2448488
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2442097
9.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2423803
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2405287
11.2%
4
Colombia
JPY 2369267
12.5%
5
Panama
JPY 2302646
15.0%
6
Chile
JPY 2202167
18.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 2182220
19.4%
8
Peru
JPY 2094292
22.7%
9
Uruguay
JPY 2062242
23.9%
10
Brazil
JPY 2049780
24.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 1759233
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2280271
15.8%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2034676
24.9%
2
Angola
JPY 1996827
26.3%
3
Morocco
JPY 1980191
26.9%
4
Kenya
JPY 1973618
27.1%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1949045
28.0%
6
Ghana
JPY 1944814
28.2%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1861200
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1838362
32.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1805508
33.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 1784846
34.1%
11
Zambia
JPY 1710418
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2572752
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2572752
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2491507
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2491509
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2437344
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2410262
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2352023
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2073605
23.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2060215
23.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 1544928
43.0%
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.