Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
232,896 円
Income Tax
- 11,818 円
National Surtax
- 248 円
Health Insurance
- 11,458 円
Pension
- 21,310 円
Unemployment insurance
- 699 円
Total tax
- 45,533 円
Net pay
*
187,363 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.6%
80.4%
Net pay
19.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
187,363 円
Net pay
34,201 円
Tax the employer pays
45,533 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
79,734 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 34,201 円 to pay you 232,896 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
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.6% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,794,752 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 546,399 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,248,353 円 per year, or 187,363 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.6% 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
JPY 2766125
1.0%
1
United Kingdom
JPY 2691739
3.7%
2
Switzerland
JPY 2581790
7.6%
3
Russia
JPY 2431434
13.0%
4
France
JPY 2431196
13.0%
5
Norway
JPY 2414687
13.6%
6
Spain
JPY 2392071
14.4%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 2370709
15.2%
8
Austria
JPY 2361696
15.5%
9
Hungary
JPY 2277723
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
JPY 2267172
18.9%
11
Ukraine
JPY 2249775
19.5%
12
Italy
JPY 2216056
20.7%
13
Germany
JPY 2180965
22.0%
14
Greece
JPY 2084977
25.4%
15
Sweden
JPY 2071263
25.9%
16
Poland
JPY 1976218
29.3%
17
Portugal
JPY 1886471
32.5%
18
Finland
JPY 1875697
32.9%
19
Denmark
JPY 1870950
33.1%
20
Belgium
JPY 1821897
34.8%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1758718
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1634930
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2414059
13.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2077542
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2652393
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2571405
8.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 2552016
8.7%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2540487
9.1%
4
South Korea
JPY 2410079
13.8%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2368573
15.3%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2356626
15.7%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2334671
16.5%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2330318
16.6%
9
Japan
JPY 2248353
19.6%
10
Singapore
JPY 2226820
20.3%
11
Kazakhstan
JPY 2223493
20.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 2217033
20.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2113064
24.4%
14
China
JPY 1972344
29.4%
15
India
JPY 1943507
30.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2526777
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2516002
10.0%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2501303
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2475855
11.4%
4
Colombia
JPY 2435719
12.9%
5
Panama
JPY 2368154
15.3%
6
Chile
JPY 2270665
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2246042
19.6%
8
Peru
JPY 2159453
22.7%
9
Brazil
JPY 2112559
24.4%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2110486
24.5%
11
Argentina
JPY 1815518
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2344349
16.1%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2097022
25.0%
2
Angola
JPY 2059823
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2034233
27.2%
4
Morocco
JPY 2034064
27.2%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2006043
28.2%
6
Ghana
JPY 2002095
28.4%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1920100
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1891084
32.3%
9
Uganda
JPY 1861793
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1838667
34.2%
11
Zambia
JPY 1763672
36.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2655014
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2655014
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2571173
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2571170
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2515277
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2487331
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2427213
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2138549
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2125159
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1599690
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.