Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,170,047 円
Income Tax
- 581,270 円
National Surtax
- 12,207 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,510 円
Total tax
- 727,849 円
Net pay
*
1,442,198 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.5%
66.5%
Net pay
33.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,442,198 円
Net pay
141,092 円
Tax the employer pays
727,849 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
868,941 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 141,092 円 to pay you 2,170,047 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.5% tax rate now rises to 37.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 26,040,564 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 8,734,192 円. That means that your net pay will be 17,306,372 円 per year, or 1,442,198 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41.02 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.98 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 590 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,949 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 17752756
31.8%
1
Canada
JPY 15627156
40.0%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 23167468
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 19223282
26.2%
2
Colombia
JPY 19067103
26.8%
3
Brazil
JPY 18965772
27.2%
4
Chile
JPY 18914427
27.4%
5
Uruguay
JPY 18910189
27.4%
6
Panama
JPY 18405465
29.3%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 17667366
32.2%
8
Mexico
JPY 17627657
32.3%
9
Peru
JPY 17162489
34.1%
10
Ecuador
JPY 16954304
34.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 16925296
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 18971151
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 18306301
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 17731902
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 17584879
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 17379199
33.3%
5
Mozambique
JPY 17266412
33.7%
6
Morocco
JPY 16127718
38.1%
7
Zambia
JPY 16059846
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 16044297
38.4%
9
South Africa
JPY 15852170
39.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 15800220
39.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 14871654
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 24738536
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 24738536
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 24408534
6.3%
3
Bahrain
JPY 24406474
6.3%
4
Oman
JPY 23957320
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 23825375
8.5%
6
Egypt
JPY 19572908
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 19559518
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 16548190
36.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 15195748
41.7%
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.