Income tax calculator Japan

Find out how much your salary is after tax

Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,712 円
Income Tax
- 73.30 円
National Surtax
- 1.54 円
Health Insurance
- 84.23 円
Pension
- 157 円
Unemployment insurance
- 5.14 円
Total tax
- 321 円
Net pay
* 1,391 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,391 円
Net pay
251 円
Tax the employer pays
321 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
572 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 251 円 to pay you 1,712 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make 20,544 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 3,850 円. That means that your net pay will be 16,694 円 per year, or 1,391 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
JPY 20220
1.6%
1
USA
JPY 18765
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 20544
0.0%
1
Singapore
JPY 20545
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
JPY 20544
0.0%
3
Thailand
JPY 19517
5.0%
4
Pakistan
JPY 18882
8.1%
5
Indonesia
JPY 18736
8.8%
6
Taiwan
JPY 18726
8.9%
7
South Korea
JPY 18348
10.7%
8
New Zealand
JPY 18102
11.9%
9
India
JPY 18079
12.0%
10
China
JPY 17835
13.2%
11
Malaysia
JPY 17558
14.5%
12
Vietnam
JPY 17468
15.0%
13
Japan
JPY 16694
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 16271
20.8%
15
Philippines
JPY 14844
27.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
JPY 20056
2.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 19003
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 18910
8.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 18900
8.0%
4
Ecuador
JPY 18602
9.5%
5
Guatemala
JPY 18574
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
JPY 18387
10.5%
7
Panama
JPY 18284
11.0%
8
Peru
JPY 17976
12.5%
9
Argentina
JPY 17052
17.0%
10
Chile
JPY 16928
17.6%
11
Uruguay
JPY 16826
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 20339
1.0%
1
Uganda
JPY 19517
5.0%
2
Ghana
JPY 19414
5.5%
3
Zambia
JPY 19311
6.0%
4
Morocco
JPY 19159
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 19003
7.5%
6
Senegal
JPY 18552
9.7%
7
Angola
JPY 18449
10.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 17333
15.6%
9
Nigeria
JPY 17100
16.8%
10
Mozambique
JPY 16580
19.3%
11
Kenya
JPY 15532
24.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
JPY 20544
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 20544
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
JPY 19517
5.0%
3
Qatar
JPY 19517
5.0%
4
Lebanon
JPY 18954
7.7%
5
Bahrain
JPY 18900
8.0%
6
Oman
JPY 18901
8.0%
7
Kuwait
JPY 18286
11.0%
8
Israel
JPY 17843
13.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 17306
15.8%
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.