Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
225,918 円
Income Tax
- 11,220 円
National Surtax
- 236 円
Health Insurance
- 11,115 円
Pension
- 20,671 円
Unemployment insurance
- 678 円
Total tax
- 43,920 円
Net pay
*
181,998 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
181,998 円
Net pay
33,176 円
Tax the employer pays
43,920 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
77,096 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 33,176 円 to pay you 225,918 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
29.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.4% tax rate now rises to 29.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,711,016 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 527,045 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,183,971 円 per year, or 181,998 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 23.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.89 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 3,845 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2349299
13.3%
1
Canada
JPY 2018378
25.6%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2451070
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2444534
9.8%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2426359
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2407615
11.2%
4
Colombia
JPY 2371459
12.5%
5
Panama
JPY 2304807
15.0%
6
Chile
JPY 2204427
18.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 2184325
19.4%
8
Peru
JPY 2096442
22.7%
9
Uruguay
JPY 2063833
23.9%
10
Brazil
JPY 2051850
24.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 1761090
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2282385
15.8%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2036732
24.9%
2
Angola
JPY 1998905
26.3%
3
Morocco
JPY 1981968
26.9%
4
Kenya
JPY 1975618
27.1%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1950925
28.0%
6
Ghana
JPY 1946703
28.2%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1863143
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1840101
32.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1807365
33.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 1786621
34.1%
11
Zambia
JPY 1712174
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2575465
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2575465
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2494136
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2494135
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2439914
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2412804
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2354503
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2075747
23.4%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2062357
23.9%
9
Turkey
JPY 1546734
43.0%
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.