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How to Read a Japanese Payslip

 If you work in Japan, then a payslip or kyuryou meisai is no stranger to you. You receive it either as a physical sheet of paper or a digital file. Upon opening it, you’ll see the breakdown of your salary, from special allowances or bonuses to how many more days of vacation you have. It can be overwhelming at first as it’s full of kanji (Chinese characters with Japanese meaning), but most of these payslips follow a relatively similar template. While they might differ slightly depending on the company, we’ve compiled this short guide on how to read a Japanese payslip.

Japanese Payslips

Payslips are normally distributed close to payday. It lists your work attendance, how much you earn and how much is deducted. When you receive it, always check the amount listed just in case of any errors.  It’s recommended to hold onto your payslips for at least two years just in case because you can use them as proof of income tax payments. In the case of applying for unemployment benefits, these can help support your case. For more information about employment in Japan, read more on our Japan101 page.

Vocabulary for Japanese Payslips

Time to learn some essential kanji for reading payslips.

To understand how much you’re actually earning (and what’s being taken away), you’ll need to familiarize yourself with some kanji. Keep in mind that Japanese payslips and their formats vary but usually have three major categories: attendance, earnings and deductions. Here’s what one of the many payslips in Japan looks like, broken down into parts.

1. Work Attendance

This section of the payslip covers the time you spent working. It includes an itemized account of your days worked, the number of vacation days left and any tardiness throughout the month.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiDays/Hours
勤怠Work AttendanceKintai
所定就労日Fixed Work DayShotei shuu robi21.00
出勤日数Days WorkedShukkin hisuu20.00
休日出勤日数Day off dayKyuujitsu shukkin bisuu0.00
欠勤日数Leave day takenKekkin bisuu0.00
所定労働時間Fixed working hoursShotei roudou jikan168:00
実働時間Actual worked hoursJitsu dou jikan174:46
遅刻早退回数Lateness or early leave timeChikoku soutai kaisuu0:00
遅刻早退時間Lateness or early issued

hours

Chikoku soutai jikan0:24
普通残業時間Regular overtime hoursFutsuu zangyou jikan20:05
深夜残業時間Midnight shift overtime hoursShinya zangyou jikan2:10
休日勤務時間Holiday overtime hoursKyuujitsu kinmu jikan0:00
有休日数Paid leave usedYuukyuu bisuu2.00
有休残日数Paid leave balanceYuukyuu zan nisuu26.00

2. Payer and Dependents

This part of the payslip details your dependents and who your main source of income is.

JapaneseEnglishRomaji
税額表Payer (if your company)Zeigaku hyou
甲欄Main source of incomeKou ran
扶養人数Number of dependentsFuyou nin zuu

3. Earnings

See how much money you’ve made before taxes in this column of the payslip. From base salary to special allowances by your company, it should all be listed here.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
支給EarningsShi kyuu
基本給Base salaryKihon kyuu320,000
役付手当Position allowanceYakutsuki te ate10,000
家族手当Family allowanceKazoku te ate10,000
皆勤手当Perfect attendance allowanceKaikin te ate5,000
普通残業手当Regular overwork allowanceFutsuu zangyou te ate49,907
深夜残業手当Midnight shift overwork allowanceShinya zangyou te ate5,815
休日勤務手当Holiday overwork allowanceKyuuji tsukinmu te ate0
非課税通勤費Non-taxable commuting allowanceHikazei tsuukin hi4,500
遅刻早退控除Lateness or early leave penalty/deductionChikoku soutai koujo771
合計SumGoukei404,451

4. Salary Deductions

Going through this part of your payslip will show you how much you’re paying for pension, taxes and different types of insurance.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
控除DeductionsKoujo
健康保険料Health insurance feeKenkou hoken ryou16,810
介護保険料Nursing Care insuranceKaigo hoken ryou2,562
厚生年金保険料Welfare Pension insuranceKouse nenkin hoken ryou29,290
雇用保険料ほUnemployment insuranceKoyou hoken ryou3,235
所得税Income taxShoto ku zei12,490
住民税Inhabitant taxJumin zei7,500
財形貯蓄Employee’s savingsZaikei chochiku20,000
合計SumGoukei93,887

5. Other

This column documents fractional amounts when your salary is calculated as salaries in Japan are rounded up to whole numbers.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
その他OtherSono hoka
前回端数預りPrevious salary deduction from rounding up sumZenkai hasuu azukari614
今回端数預りThis salary deduction from rounding up sumKonkai hasuu azukari178
合計SumGoukei436

6. Net Payments

Salary with all the tax deductions and other fees subtracted from it.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
差引支給額Net paymentsSashihiki shikyuu gaku311,000

7. Amount Transferred

The total amount you will receive this month by bank transfer.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
振込支給Amount transferredFurikomi shikyuu311,000
合計SumGoukei311,000

8. Cash Payment

A part of your salary is handed directly to you in cash.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
現金支給額Actual cash paymentsGenkin shikyuu gaku0

9. Goods or Non-Cash Payments

The value of any goods or non-cash payments you received this month.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
現物支給額Goods or non-cash payments valueGenbutsu shikyuu hitai0

10. Total Deducted Taxes

Your total amount of deductions so far.

JapaneseEnglishRomajiAmount
課税支給累計Total taxable income (yearly)Kazei shikyuu ruikei744,951
社会保険累計Total accumulated social insuranceShakai hoken ruikei102,343
所得税累計Total accumulated income taxShotoku zei ruikei20,180