Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,083,860 円
Income Tax
- 7,656,119 円
National Surtax
- 160,778 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 54,252 円
Total tax
- 7,999,012 円
Net pay
*
10,084,848 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.2%
55.8%
Net pay
44.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,084,848 円
Net pay
236,575 円
Tax the employer pays
7,999,012 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,235,587 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 236,575 円 to pay you 18,083,860 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.55 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.2% tax rate now rises to 45.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 217,006,320 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 95,988,142 円. That means that your net pay will be 121,018,178 円 per year, or 10,084,848 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.2% and your marginal tax rate is 46.1%. 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 539 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,695 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 121063210
44.2%
1
Canada
JPY 104442566
51.9%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 192187630
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 157415946
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 147409046
32.1%
3
Panama
JPY 145875106
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 141796190
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 141169751
35.0%
6
Argentina
JPY 141053037
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 135997016
37.3%
8
Uruguay
JPY 136000494
37.3%
9
Peru
JPY 134129015
38.2%
10
Chile
JPY 133957408
38.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 125893584
42.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 157898739
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 151982330
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 147885589
31.9%
3
Nigeria
JPY 147626809
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 143703047
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 141394153
34.8%
6
Zambia
JPY 133503786
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 132313797
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 131850675
39.2%
9
Senegal
JPY 130379674
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 120883336
44.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 119902819
44.8%
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.