Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
241,007 円
Income Tax
- 12,512 円
National Surtax
- 263 円
Health Insurance
- 11,858 円
Pension
- 22,052 円
Unemployment insurance
- 723 円
Total tax
- 47,408 円
Net pay
*
193,599 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.7%
80.3%
Net pay
19.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
193,599 円
Net pay
35,392 円
Tax the employer pays
47,408 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
82,800 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,392 円 to pay you 241,007 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.44 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.7% tax rate now rises to 30.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,892,084 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 568,895 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,323,189 円 per year, or 193,599 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.7% 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 2489335
13.9%
1
Canada
JPY 2149693
25.7%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2416375
16.5%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2167101
25.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2130632
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2102365
27.3%
4
Morocco
JPY 2094618
27.6%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2070110
28.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 2066480
28.6%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1986306
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1950345
32.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 1925059
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1899164
34.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 1823531
37.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2747480
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2747480
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2660716
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2660717
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2602876
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2573956
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2511728
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2211548
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2198158
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1661243
42.6%
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.