Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
231,068 円
Income Tax
- 11,661 円
National Surtax
- 245 円
Health Insurance
- 11,369 円
Pension
- 21,143 円
Unemployment insurance
- 693 円
Total tax
- 45,111 円
Net pay
*
185,957 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.5%
80.5%
Net pay
19.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
185,957 円
Net pay
33,932 円
Tax the employer pays
45,111 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
79,043 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 33,932 円 to pay you 231,068 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.42 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.5% tax rate now rises to 29.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,772,816 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 541,329 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,231,487 円 per year, or 185,957 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.5% 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 2397093
13.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2061280
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2506945
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2497280
9.9%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2481670
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2457979
11.4%
4
Colombia
JPY 2418885
12.8%
5
Panama
JPY 2351559
15.2%
6
Chile
JPY 2253313
18.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 2229874
19.6%
8
Peru
JPY 2142946
22.7%
9
Uruguay
JPY 2098265
24.3%
10
Brazil
JPY 2096655
24.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 1801260
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2634175
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2634175
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2550993
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2550993
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2495535
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2467807
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2408165
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2122097
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2108707
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1585817
42.8%
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.