Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,308,880 円
Income Tax
- 9,103,024 円
National Surtax
- 191,164 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 63,927 円
Total tax
- 9,485,977 円
Net pay
*
11,822,903 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
11,822,903 円
Net pay
255,925 円
Tax the employer pays
9,485,977 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,741,902 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 255,925 円 to pay you 21,308,880 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
45.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.5% tax rate now rises to 45.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 255,706,560 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 113,831,726 円. That means that your net pay will be 141,874,834 円 per year, or 11,822,903 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 141690439
44.6%
1
Canada
JPY 122426722
52.1%
2
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 254074530
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 253491371
0.9%
2
Bahrain
JPY 251775810
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 242921232
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 242921232
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 235250037
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 191822405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 191809015
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 148955521
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 131620538
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.