Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,641,610 円
Income Tax
- 8,803,653 円
National Surtax
- 184,877 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 61,925 円
Total tax
- 9,178,318 円
Net pay
*
11,463,292 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.5%
55.5%
Net pay
44.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
11,463,292 円
Net pay
251,921 円
Tax the employer pays
9,178,318 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,430,239 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 251,921 円 to pay you 20,641,610 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 44.5% tax rate now rises to 45.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 247,699,320 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 110,139,814 円. That means that your net pay will be 137,559,506 円 per year, or 11,463,292 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.5% 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 137422580
44.5%
1
Canada
JPY 118705726
52.1%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 219353421
11.4%
1
Brazil
JPY 179668371
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 168011722
32.2%
3
Panama
JPY 166362683
32.8%
4
Mexico
JPY 161746640
34.7%
5
Argentina
JPY 161003487
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 161012776
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 154719010
37.5%
8
Uruguay
JPY 154642194
37.6%
9
Peru
JPY 152928477
38.3%
10
Chile
JPY 152373208
38.5%
11
Ecuador
JPY 143402865
42.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 246067290
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 245484131
0.9%
2
Bahrain
JPY 243848643
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 235314354
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 235314354
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 227883373
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 185816975
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 185803585
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 144292024
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 127616918
48.5%
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.