Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,244,576 円
Income Tax
- 610,992 円
National Surtax
- 12,831 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,734 円
Total tax
- 758,419 円
Net pay
*
1,486,157 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.8%
66.2%
Net pay
33.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,486,157 円
Net pay
141,539 円
Tax the employer pays
758,419 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
899,958 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 141,539 円 to pay you 2,244,576 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.01 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.8% tax rate now rises to 37.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 26,934,912 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 9,101,031 円. That means that your net pay will be 17,833,881 円 per year, or 1,486,157 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.8% 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 18358257
31.8%
1
Canada
JPY 16051974
40.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 23194752
13.9%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 22861117
15.1%
2
Singapore
JPY 22083767
18.0%
3
Taiwan
JPY 19978271
25.8%
4
Thailand
JPY 19599862
27.2%
5
China
JPY 19069733
29.2%
6
Indonesia
JPY 18779954
30.3%
7
Pakistan
JPY 18195613
32.5%
8
New Zealand
JPY 18069365
32.9%
9
South Korea
JPY 17884287
33.6%
10
Malaysia
JPY 17857939
33.7%
11
Japan
JPY 17833881
33.8%
12
Philippines
JPY 17802936
33.9%
13
Vietnam
JPY 17760231
34.1%
14
Australia
JPY 17233221
36.0%
15
India
JPY 14447977
46.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 23959038
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 19823613
26.4%
2
Colombia
JPY 19686654
26.9%
3
Brazil
JPY 19614175
27.2%
4
Uruguay
JPY 19548239
27.4%
5
Chile
JPY 19495753
27.6%
6
Panama
JPY 19002441
29.5%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 18253610
32.2%
8
Mexico
JPY 18212225
32.4%
9
Peru
JPY 17710277
34.3%
10
Argentina
JPY 17506622
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 17464497
35.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 19621789
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 18932345
29.7%
2
Nigeria
JPY 18340237
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 18195115
32.5%
4
Ghana
JPY 17970811
33.3%
5
Mozambique
JPY 17847738
33.7%
6
Morocco
JPY 16669682
38.1%
7
Zambia
JPY 16609870
38.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 16588820
38.4%
9
South Africa
JPY 16344061
39.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 16336829
39.4%
11
Uganda
JPY 15363545
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 25588166
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 25588166
5.0%
2
Kuwait
JPY 25302885
6.1%
3
Bahrain
JPY 25291879
6.1%
4
Oman
JPY 24780118
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 24719723
8.2%
6
Egypt
JPY 20243669
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 20230279
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 17036666
36.8%
9
Turkey
JPY 15716626
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.