Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
234,277,956 円
Income Tax
- 104,651,600 円
National Surtax
- 2,197,684 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 702,834 円
Total tax
- 107,679,980 円
Net pay
*
126,597,976 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.0%
54.0%
Net pay
46.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
126,597,976 円
Net pay
1,533,739 円
Tax the employer pays
107,679,980 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
109,213,720 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,533,739 円 to pay you 234,277,956 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.66 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46% tax rate now rises to 46.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,811,335,472 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,292,159,765 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,519,175,707 円 per year, or 126,597,976 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.0% and your marginal tax rate is 46.1%. 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 539 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,695 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1503840650
46.5%
1
Canada
JPY 1310037700
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2488379070
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 2038304581
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 1888852489
32.8%
3
Panama
JPY 1877589815
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 1828110139
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 1827366986
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 1818403548
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 1723155620
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 1718475600
38.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1711692247
39.1%
10
Chile
JPY 1690554899
39.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 1605867563
42.9%
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.