Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
210,672 円
Income Tax
- 9,915 円
National Surtax
- 208 円
Health Insurance
- 10,365 円
Pension
- 19,276 円
Unemployment insurance
- 632 円
Total tax
- 40,397 円
Net pay
*
170,275 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.2%
80.8%
Net pay
19.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
170,275 円
Net pay
30,937 円
Tax the employer pays
40,397 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
71,334 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 30,937 円 to pay you 210,672 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.39 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.2% tax rate now rises to 29.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,528,064 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 484,759 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,043,305 円 per year, or 170,275 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.2% and your marginal tax rate is 23.1%. 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 23.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 769 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,845 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2207805
12.7%
1
Canada
JPY 1893734
25.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2400568
5.0%
1
Australia
JPY 2377949
5.9%
2
Thailand
JPY 2324287
8.1%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2304609
8.8%
4
South Korea
JPY 2197539
13.1%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2168557
14.2%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2140315
15.3%
7
Malaysia
JPY 2130381
15.7%
8
Indonesia
JPY 2128822
15.8%
9
Japan
JPY 2043305
19.2%
10
Philippines
JPY 2031294
19.7%
11
Singapore
JPY 2018590
20.2%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 2007538
20.6%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1928546
23.7%
14
India
JPY 1792028
29.1%
15
China
JPY 1786329
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2288384
9.5%
1
Guatemala
JPY 2285661
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2262617
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2258518
10.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 2231058
11.8%
5
Panama
JPY 2166403
14.3%
6
Chile
JPY 2059704
18.5%
7
Mexico
JPY 2049480
18.9%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1961902
22.4%
9
Peru
JPY 1958770
22.5%
10
Brazil
JPY 1919210
24.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 1642171
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2147000
15.1%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1905007
24.7%
2
Angola
JPY 1865807
26.2%
3
Morocco
JPY 1864582
26.2%
4
Kenya
JPY 1847551
26.9%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1830499
27.6%
6
Ghana
JPY 1825508
27.8%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1738699
31.2%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1729475
31.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 1688446
33.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 1671750
33.9%
11
Zambia
JPY 1599659
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2401661
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2401661
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2325819
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2325819
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2275257
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2249977
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2195624
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1938533
23.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1925143
23.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 1431033
43.4%
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.