Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,980,480 円
Income Tax
- 8,507,037 円
National Surtax
- 178,648 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 59,941 円
Total tax
- 8,873,490 円
Net pay
*
11,106,990 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
11,106,990 円
Net pay
247,954 円
Tax the employer pays
8,873,490 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,121,444 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 247,954 円 to pay you 19,980,480 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.57 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 239,765,760 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 106,481,875 円. That means that your net pay will be 133,283,885 円 per year, or 11,106,990 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 133193993
44.5%
1
Canada
JPY 115018969
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 214742515
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 199510721
16.8%
2
Singapore
JPY 188335728
21.5%
3
Indonesia
JPY 162653606
32.2%
4
Thailand
JPY 157969678
34.1%
5
Pakistan
JPY 156535664
34.7%
6
Vietnam
JPY 156100284
34.9%
7
Philippines
JPY 149937519
37.5%
8
New Zealand
JPY 147896182
38.3%
9
Taiwan
JPY 147738169
38.4%
10
Malaysia
JPY 144451289
39.8%
11
China
JPY 136243433
43.2%
12
Japan
JPY 133283885
44.4%
13
Australia
JPY 130033570
45.8%
14
South Korea
JPY 129727654
45.9%
15
India
JPY 61172330
74.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 212331578
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 173916540
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 162686320
32.2%
3
Panama
JPY 161067032
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 156589826
34.7%
5
Puerto Rico
JPY 155883729
35.0%
6
Argentina
JPY 155846673
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 149879728
37.5%
8
Uruguay
JPY 149823667
37.5%
9
Peru
JPY 148069172
38.2%
10
Chile
JPY 147613072
38.4%
11
Ecuador
JPY 138877048
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 174456231
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 167913938
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 163414924
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 163107780
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 158758417
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 156187789
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 147500842
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 146170882
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 145642622
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 144035338
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 133401028
44.4%
11
Uganda
JPY 132420511
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 238133735
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 237550571
0.9%
2
Bahrain
JPY 235994417
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 227777472
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 227777472
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 220584498
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 179866805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 179853415
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 139671440
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 123650138
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.