Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
241,931 円
Income Tax
- 12,592 円
National Surtax
- 264 円
Health Insurance
- 11,903 円
Pension
- 22,137 円
Unemployment insurance
- 726 円
Total tax
- 47,621 円
Net pay
*
194,310 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
194,310 円
Net pay
35,528 円
Tax the employer pays
47,621 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
83,149 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,528 円 to pay you 241,931 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 2,903,172 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 571,458 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,331,714 円 per year, or 194,310 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 2497909
14.0%
1
Canada
JPY 2157912
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2754770
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2650052
8.7%
2
Thailand
JPY 2644173
8.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2634698
9.3%
4
South Korea
JPY 2494852
14.1%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2449888
15.6%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2444566
15.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2413546
16.9%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2405615
17.1%
9
Japan
JPY 2331714
19.7%
10
Singapore
JPY 2311416
20.4%
11
Kazakhstan
JPY 2311313
20.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 2292544
21.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2185841
24.7%
14
China
JPY 2047966
29.5%
15
India
JPY 2005089
30.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2624801
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2608538
10.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2598339
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2564213
11.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 2518922
13.2%
5
Panama
JPY 2450172
15.6%
6
Chile
JPY 2356430
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2325953
19.9%
8
Peru
JPY 2241039
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2191163
24.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2170892
25.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 1885991
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2424580
16.5%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2175085
25.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2138698
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2110127
27.3%
4
Morocco
JPY 2101516
27.6%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2077408
28.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 2073815
28.6%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1993848
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1957095
32.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 1932266
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1906056
34.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 1830350
37.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2758013
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2758013
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2670920
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2670920
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2612855
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2583824
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2521356
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2219864
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2206474
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1668255
42.5%
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.