0120-593-186公開日 2020年03月19日
更新日 2021年11月22日
*How to read a Japanese payslip*
For Filipinos who are living here in Japan, this is your guide on how to read the Japanese Payslip.
You should receive a paper or an electronic wage slip from your monthly salary paid by your company. Your net salary will consist of your Earnings – Deductions. Wage slips may differ from one company to another but here is a kanji cheat sheet to decode your salary in Japan.
| 1. 勤怠きんたい Work attendance |
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| 所定しょてい就労しゅうろう日ひ | Fixed workday | 21.00 |
| 出勤しゅっきん日ひ数すう | Actual worked day | 20.00 |
| 休日きゅうじつ出勤しゅっきん日数ひすう | Day off day | 0.00 |
| 欠勤けっきん日数ひすう | Leave day taken | 0.00 |
| 所定しょてい労働ろうどう時間じかん | Fixed working hours | 168:00 |
| 実働じつどう時間じかん | Actual worked hours | 174:46 |
| 遅刻ちこく早退そうたい回数かいすう | Lateness or early leave time | 0:00 |
| 遅刻ちこく早退そうたい時間じかん | Lateness or early issued hours |
0:24 |
| 普通ふつう残業ざんぎょう時間じかん | Regular overtime hours | 20:05 |
| 深夜しんや残業ざんぎょう時間じかん | Midnight shift overtime hours | 2:10 |
| 休日きゅうじつ勤務きんむ時間じかん | Holiday overtime hours | 0:00 |
| 有休ゆうきゅう日数ひすう | Paid leave used | 2.00 |
| 有休ゆうきゅう残ざん日数ひすう | Paid leave balance | 26.00 |
| 2. | |
| 税額表ぜいがくひょう甲かぶと欄らん | Payer (if your company) |
| 扶養ふよう人数にんすう | Number of dependents |
| 3. 支給しきゅう Earnings |
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| 基本給きほんきゅう | Base salary | 320,000 |
| 役付やくつき手当てあて | Position allowance | 10,000 |
| 家族かぞく手当てあて | Family allowance | 10,000 |
| 皆勤かいきん手当てあて | Perfect attendance allowance | 5,000 |
| 普通ふつう残業ざんぎょう手当てあて | Regular overwork allowance | 49,907 |
| 深夜しんや残業ざんぎょう手当てあて | Midnight shift overwork allowance | 5,815 |
| 休日きゅうじつ勤務きんむ手当てあて | Holiday overwork allowance | 0 |
| 非課税ひかぜい通勤費つうきんひ | Non-taxable commuting allowance | 4,500 |
| 遅刻ちこく早退そうたい控除こうじょ | Lateness or early leave penalty/deduction | 771 |
| 合計ごうけい | Sum | 404,451 |
| 4. 控除こうじょ Deductions |
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| 健康保険けんこうほけん料りょう | Health insurance fee | 16,810 |
| 介護かいご保険料ほけんりょう | Nursing Care insurance | 2,562 |
| 厚生年金こうせいねんきん保険料ほけんりょう | Welfare Pension insurance | 29,290 |
| 雇用こよう保険料ほけんりょう | Unemployment insurance | 3,235 |
| 所得税しょとくぜい | Income tax | 12,490 |
| 住民税じゅうみんぜい | Inhabitant tax | 7,500 |
| 財形貯蓄ざいけいちょちく | Employee’s savings | 20,000 |
| 合計ごうけい | Sum | 93,887 |
| 5. その他ほか Other |
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| 前回ぜんかい端数はすう預より | Previous salary deduction from rounding up sum | 614 |
| 今回こんかい端数はすう預より | This salary deduction from rounding up sum | 178 |
| 合計ごうけい | Sum | 436 |
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| 差引さしひき支給額しきゅうがく | Net payments | 311,000 |
| 7. 振込ふりこみ支給額しきゅうがく Amount transferred |
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| 振込ふりこみ支給しきゅう | Amount transferred | 311,000 |
| 合計ごうけい | Sum | 311,000 |
| 8. | |
| 現金げんきん支給額しきゅうがく | Actual cash payments |
| 9. | |
| 現物支給げんぶつしきゅう額ひたい | Goods or non-cash payments value |
| 10. | ||
| 課税かぜい支給しきゅう累計るいけい | Total taxable income (yearly) | 744,951 |
| 社会保険しゃかいほけん累計るいけい | Total accumulated social insurance | 102,343 |
| 所得税しょとくぜい累計るいけい | Total accumulated income tax | 20,180 |
Average salaries in Japan
Average yearly salary in Japan by industry (2016 data from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication)
| Industry | Average monthly net salary |
| On average (all) | ¥315,590 |
| Mining and quarrying of stone and gravel | ¥322,133 |
| Construction | ¥386,049 |
| Manufacturing | ¥378,447 |
| Electricity, gas, heat supply and water | ¥557,079 |
| Information and communications | ¥487,441 |
| Transport and postal activities | ¥340,132 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | ¥272,488 |
| Finance and insurance | ¥466,011 |
| Real estate and goods rental and leasing | ¥367,048 |
| Scientific research, professional and technical services | ¥459,143 |
| Accommodations, eating and drinking services | ¥126,652 |
| Living-related and personal services and amusement services | ¥203,755 |
| Education, learning support | ¥383,465 |
| Medical, health care and welfare | ¥294,986 |
| Compound services | ¥385,771 |
| Services（not elsewhere classified） | ¥258,579 |
Average monthly salary in Japan by industry, average age, year of service, male/female (2016 data from the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication)
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| Industry | Average age | Average length of service in year | Average monthly net salary | Average age | Average length of service in year | Average monthly net salary |
| Mining and quarrying of stone and gravel | 46.6 | 13.5 | ¥367,000 | 44.1 | 11.3 | ¥260,000 |
| Construction | 44.6 | 13.8 | ¥380,000 | 41.4 | 10.6 | ¥262,000 |
| Manufacturing | 42.2 | 15.2 | ¥363,000 | 42.4 | 11.8 | ¥235,000 |
| Electricity, gas, heat supply and water | 42.7 | 19.5 | ¥480,000 | 40.3 | 16.0 | ¥364,000 |
| Information and communications | 40.4 | 13.5 | ¥427,000 | 36.4 | 9.2 | ¥327,000 |
| Transport and postal activities | 46.8 | 12.1 | ¥338,000 | 42.0 | 9.5 | ¥249,000 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 42.3 | 14.3 | ¥368,000 | 39.2 | 9.6 | ¥247,000 |
| Finance and insurance | 43.2 | 16.1 | ¥504,000 | 40.6 | 11.5 | ¥298,000 |
| Real estate and goods rental and leasing | 43.7 | 10.6 | ¥386,000 | 39.4 | 8.1 | ¥270,000 |
| Scientific research, professional and technical services | 43.1 | 13.5 | ¥431,000 | 38.5 | 9.2 | ¥312,000 |
| Accommodations, eating and drinking services | 42.0 | 9.5 | ¥299,000 | 39.7 | 7.2 | ¥214,000 |
| Living-related and personal services and amusement services | 40.8 | 10.2 | ¥308,000 | 38.1 | 7.8 | ¥226,000 |
| Education, learning support | 46.2 | 13.1 | ¥449,000 | 39.2 | 9.4 | ¥314,000 |
| Medical, health care and welfare | 40.5 | 8.4 | ¥370,000 | 41.3 | 8.3 | ¥273,000 |
| Compound services | 42.6 | 15.5 | ¥340,000 | 40.3 | 11.1 | ¥234,000 |
| Services (not elsewhere classified) | 44.7 | 9.1 | ¥306,000 | 40.7 | 6.4 | ¥238,000 |