Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,937,588 円
Income Tax
- 9,385,094 円
National Surtax
- 197,087 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 65,813 円
Total tax
- 9,775,857 円
Net pay
*
12,161,731 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.6%
55.4%
Net pay
44.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,161,731 円
Net pay
259,697 円
Tax the employer pays
9,775,857 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
10,035,554 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 259,697 円 to pay you 21,937,588 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 44.6% tax rate now rises to 45.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 263,251,056 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 117,310,279 円. That means that your net pay will be 145,940,777 円 per year, or 12,161,731 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.6% 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 145711656
44.7%
1
Canada
JPY 125932680
52.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 233117967
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 190943379
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 178450825
32.2%
3
Panama
JPY 176743468
32.9%
4
Mexico
JPY 171855269
34.7%
5
Argentina
JPY 171112116
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 171066974
35.0%
7
Colombia
JPY 164205196
37.6%
8
Uruguay
JPY 164087697
37.7%
9
Peru
JPY 162453916
38.3%
10
Chile
JPY 161704250
38.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 152274586
42.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 261619027
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 261035867
0.8%
2
Bahrain
JPY 259244862
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 250088503
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 250088503
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 242190970
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 197480777
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 197467387
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 153349511
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 135392786
48.6%
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.