Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,813,832 円
Income Tax
- 143,448 円
National Surtax
- 3,012 円
Health Insurance
- 138,441 円
Pension
- 257,466 円
Unemployment insurance
- 8,442 円
Total tax
- 550,809 円
Net pay
* 2,263,023 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.6%
80.4%
Net pay
19.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,263,023 円
Net pay
413,211 円
Tax the employer pays
550,809 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
964,020 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 413,211 円 to pay you 2,813,832 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.43 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.6% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,813,832 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 550,809 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,263,023 円 per year, or 188,585 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.6% 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 2781008
1.2%
1
United Kingdom
JPY 2704477
3.9%
2
Switzerland
JPY 2598789
7.6%
3
Russia
JPY 2448034
13.0%
4
France
JPY 2446537
13.1%
5
Norway
JPY 2429829
13.7%
6
Spain
JPY 2399438
14.7%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 2385181
15.2%
8
Austria
JPY 2377778
15.5%
9
Hungary
JPY 2293273
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
JPY 2281291
18.9%
11
Ukraine
JPY 2265135
19.5%
12
Italy
JPY 2226908
20.9%
13
Germany
JPY 2192547
22.1%
14
Greece
JPY 2097758
25.5%
15
Sweden
JPY 2084048
25.9%
16
Poland
JPY 1988401
29.3%
17
Portugal
JPY 1898016
32.6%
18
Finland
JPY 1888684
32.9%
19
Denmark
JPY 1883787
33.1%
20
Belgium
JPY 1832010
34.9%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1770719
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1646092
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2428814
13.7%
1
Canada
JPY 2091685
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2670409
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2585245
8.1%
2
Thailand
JPY 2568234
8.7%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2557066
9.1%
4
South Korea
JPY 2424997
13.8%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2382883
15.3%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2372102
15.7%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2348552
16.5%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2343569
16.7%
9
Japan
JPY 2263023
19.6%
10
Singapore
JPY 2241716
20.3%
11
Kazakhstan
JPY 2238947
20.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 2230322
20.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2125872
24.5%
14
China
JPY 1985652
29.4%
15
India
JPY 1954344
30.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2544028
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2532287
10.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2518380
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2491404
11.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 2450361
12.9%
5
Panama
JPY 2382587
15.3%
6
Chile
JPY 2285758
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2260105
19.7%
8
Peru
JPY 2173811
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2126392
24.4%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2121117
24.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 1827920
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2358469
16.2%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2110760
25.0%
2
Angola
JPY 2073703
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2047589
27.2%
4
Morocco
JPY 2045934
27.3%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2018602
28.3%
6
Ghana
JPY 2014716
28.4%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1933079
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1902701
32.4%
9
Uganda
JPY 1874195
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1850527
34.2%
11
Zambia
JPY 1775406
36.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2673141
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2673140
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2588724
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2588726
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2532449
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2504313
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2443780
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2152859
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2139469
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1611756
42.7%
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.