Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
223,856 円
Income Tax
- 11,044 円
National Surtax
- 232 円
Health Insurance
- 11,014 円
Pension
- 20,483 円
Unemployment insurance
- 672 円
Total tax
- 43,444 円
Net pay
*
180,412 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.4%
80.6%
Net pay
19.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
180,412 円
Net pay
32,873 円
Tax the employer pays
43,444 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
76,317 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 32,873 円 to pay you 223,856 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.41 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.4% tax rate now rises to 29.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,686,272 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 521,326 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,164,946 円 per year, or 180,412 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.4% 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 2330162
13.3%
1
Canada
JPY 2001521
25.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2549959
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2492713
7.2%
2
Thailand
JPY 2459808
8.4%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2446224
8.9%
4
South Korea
JPY 2325259
13.4%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2287213
14.9%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2268637
15.6%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2253267
16.1%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2251052
16.2%
9
Japan
JPY 2164946
19.4%
10
Singapore
JPY 2142119
20.3%
11
Philippines
JPY 2141480
20.3%
12
Kazakhstan
JPY 2135624
20.5%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2038681
24.1%
14
China
JPY 1896679
29.4%
15
India
JPY 1881890
29.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2428699
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2423414
9.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2404213
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2387449
11.1%
4
Colombia
JPY 2352470
12.4%
5
Panama
JPY 2286089
14.9%
6
Chile
JPY 2184853
18.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 2166087
19.4%
8
Peru
JPY 2077822
22.7%
9
Uruguay
JPY 2050047
23.7%
10
Brazil
JPY 2033911
24.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 1745006
35.0%
12
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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.