Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,794,680 円
Income Tax
- 8,423,678 円
National Surtax
- 176,897 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 59,384 円
Total tax
- 8,787,822 円
Net pay
*
11,006,858 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.4%
55.6%
Net pay
44.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,006,858 円
Net pay
246,840 円
Tax the employer pays
8,787,822 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,034,662 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 246,840 円 to pay you 19,794,680 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.56 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.4% tax rate now rises to 45.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 237,536,160 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 105,453,869 円. That means that your net pay will be 132,082,291 円 per year, or 11,006,858 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.4% 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 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 132005616
44.4%
1
Canada
JPY 113982865
52.0%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 172834197
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 166353218
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 161893612
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 161591206
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 157283536
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 154738549
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 146129638
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 144813390
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 144291511
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 142697578
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 132174748
44.4%
11
Uganda
JPY 131194231
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 235904134
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 235320971
0.9%
2
Bahrain
JPY 233787115
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 225659352
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 225659352
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 218533269
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 178194605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 178181215
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 138372898
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 122535338
48.4%
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.