Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
203,093 円
Income Tax
- 9,338 円
National Surtax
- 196 円
Health Insurance
- 9,992 円
Pension
- 18,583 円
Unemployment insurance
- 609 円
Total tax
- 38,718 円
Net pay
*
164,375 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
19.1%
80.9%
Net pay
19.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
164,375 円
Net pay
29,824 円
Tax the employer pays
38,718 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
68,542 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 29,824 円 to pay you 203,093 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.37 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.1% tax rate now rises to 29.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,437,116 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 464,619 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,972,497 円 per year, or 164,375 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.1% and your marginal tax rate is 20.9%. 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 20.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 79.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 792 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,958 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2137337
12.3%
1
Canada
JPY 1831771
24.8%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2210761
9.3%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2203433
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 2183201
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
JPY 2181219
10.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 2161263
11.3%
5
Panama
JPY 2097602
13.9%
6
Chile
JPY 1987761
18.4%
7
Mexico
JPY 1981793
18.7%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1911230
21.6%
9
Peru
JPY 1890332
22.4%
10
Brazil
JPY 1853273
24.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 1583055
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2079699
14.7%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1839524
24.5%
2
Morocco
JPY 1805913
25.9%
3
Angola
JPY 1799643
26.2%
4
Kenya
JPY 1783888
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1770634
27.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 1764180
27.6%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1676836
31.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1674721
31.3%
9
Uganda
JPY 1629330
33.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 1614453
33.8%
11
Zambia
JPY 1543726
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2315260
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2315260
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2242147
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2242148
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2193405
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2169033
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2116635
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1870322
23.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1856932
23.8%
9
Turkey
JPY 1373517
43.6%
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.