Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,653,103 円
Income Tax
- 385,949 円
National Surtax
- 8,105 円
Health Insurance
- 67,972 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,959 円
Total tax
- 526,460 円
Net pay
*
1,126,643 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
31.8%
68.2%
Net pay
31.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,126,643 円
Net pay
137,573 円
Tax the employer pays
526,460 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
664,033 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 137,573 円 to pay you 1,653,103 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.02 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.8% tax rate now rises to 37.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,837,236 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,317,523 円. That means that your net pay will be 13,519,713 円 per year, or 1,126,643 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% and your marginal tax rate is 38.4%. 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 38.43 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.57 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 616 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,079 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 13780696
30.5%
1
Canada
JPY 12579122
36.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 16970046
14.5%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 16806844
15.3%
2
Singapore
JPY 16318350
17.7%
3
Taiwan
JPY 15525286
21.7%
4
Thailand
JPY 14898872
24.9%
5
China
JPY 14856435
25.1%
6
Indonesia
JPY 13981925
29.5%
7
South Korea
JPY 13893375
30.0%
8
New Zealand
JPY 13739783
30.7%
9
Pakistan
JPY 13582124
31.5%
10
Japan
JPY 13519713
31.9%
11
Australia
JPY 13471452
32.1%
12
Philippines
JPY 13389502
32.5%
13
Malaysia
JPY 13372002
32.6%
14
Vietnam
JPY 13146741
33.7%
15
India
JPY 10748668
45.8%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 14458230
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 13963972
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 13512398
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 13352194
32.7%
4
Ghana
JPY 13275698
33.1%
5
Mozambique
JPY 13234248
33.3%
6
South Africa
JPY 12440340
37.3%
7
Morocco
JPY 12368576
37.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 12267400
38.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 12244800
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 12078223
39.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 11459823
42.2%
12
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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.