Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
218,207 円
Income Tax
- 10,560 円
National Surtax
- 222 円
Health Insurance
- 10,736 円
Pension
- 19,966 円
Unemployment insurance
- 655 円
Total tax
- 42,138 円
Net pay
*
176,069 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.3%
80.7%
Net pay
19.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
176,069 円
Net pay
32,044 円
Tax the employer pays
42,138 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
74,182 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 32,044 円 to pay you 218,207 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.40 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.3% tax rate now rises to 29.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,618,484 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 505,658 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,112,826 円 per year, or 176,069 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.3% 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 23.12 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.88 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 3,844 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2277735
13.0%
1
Canada
JPY 1955336
25.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2485949
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2443540
6.7%
2
Thailand
JPY 2402189
8.3%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2387089
8.8%
4
South Korea
JPY 2272256
13.2%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2236372
14.6%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2213655
15.5%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2199946
16.0%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2199347
16.0%
9
Japan
JPY 2112826
19.3%
10
Philippines
JPY 2094268
20.0%
11
Singapore
JPY 2089189
20.2%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 2080716
20.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 1991491
23.9%
14
China
JPY 1849397
29.4%
15
India
JPY 1843386
29.6%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2367411
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2365558
9.7%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2343543
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2332205
10.9%
4
Colombia
JPY 2300448
12.2%
5
Panama
JPY 2234807
14.7%
6
Chile
JPY 2131230
18.6%
7
Mexico
JPY 2116124
19.2%
8
Peru
JPY 2026811
22.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 2012279
23.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1984764
24.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 1700944
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2213911
15.5%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1970109
24.8%
2
Angola
JPY 1931588
26.2%
3
Morocco
JPY 1922910
26.6%
4
Kenya
JPY 1910845
27.0%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1890017
27.8%
6
Ghana
JPY 1885494
28.0%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1800203
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1783911
31.9%
9
Uganda
JPY 1747219
33.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 1728715
34.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 1655267
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2487560
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2487560
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2409004
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2409006
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2356636
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2330451
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2274153
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2006348
23.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1992958
23.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 1488216
43.2%
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.