Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,949,596 円
Income Tax
- 9,390,481 円
National Surtax
- 197,200 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 65,849 円
Total tax
- 9,781,393 円
Net pay
*
12,168,203 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
12,168,203 円
Net pay
259,769 円
Tax the employer pays
9,781,393 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
10,041,162 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 259,769 円 to pay you 21,949,596 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 263,395,152 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 117,376,717 円. That means that your net pay will be 146,018,435 円 per year, or 12,168,203 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
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 191646614
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 184454513
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 179537849
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 179180492
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 174389259
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 171546894
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 162032918
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 160557637
39.0%
8
Morocco
JPY 159961750
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 158212973
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 146397194
44.4%
11
Uganda
JPY 145416677
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 261763127
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 261179963
0.8%
2
Bahrain
JPY 259387517
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 250225394
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 250225394
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 242323538
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 197588849
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 197575459
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 153433434
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 135464834
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.