Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
242,670 円
Income Tax
- 12,655 円
National Surtax
- 266 円
Health Insurance
- 11,939 円
Pension
- 22,204 円
Unemployment insurance
- 728 円
Total tax
- 47,792 円
Net pay
*
194,878 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
194,878 円
Net pay
35,636 円
Tax the employer pays
47,792 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
83,428 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,636 円 to pay you 242,670 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 2,912,040 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 573,507 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,338,533 円 per year, or 194,878 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
JPY 2857611
1.9%
1
United Kingdom
JPY 2770030
4.9%
2
Switzerland
JPY 2686293
7.8%
3
Russia
JPY 2533475
13.0%
4
France
JPY 2525497
13.3%
5
Norway
JPY 2507272
13.9%
6
Austria
JPY 2460556
15.5%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 2459671
15.5%
8
Spain
JPY 2437356
16.3%
9
Hungary
JPY 2373313
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
JPY 2353965
19.2%
11
Ukraine
JPY 2344192
19.5%
12
Italy
JPY 2282758
21.6%
13
Germany
JPY 2252164
22.7%
14
Greece
JPY 2163544
25.7%
15
Sweden
JPY 2149855
26.2%
16
Poland
JPY 2051111
29.6%
17
Portugal
JPY 1957430
32.8%
18
Finland
JPY 1955534
32.9%
19
Denmark
JPY 1949861
33.0%
20
Belgium
JPY 1884059
35.3%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1832492
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 1703543
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2504768
14.0%
1
Canada
JPY 2164487
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2763144
5.1%
1
Australia
JPY 2656485
8.8%
2
Thailand
JPY 2651711
8.9%
3
Taiwan
JPY 2642404
9.3%
4
South Korea
JPY 2501786
14.1%
5
Pakistan
JPY 2456539
15.6%
6
New Zealand
JPY 2451758
15.8%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2419998
16.9%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2411773
17.2%
9
Japan
JPY 2338533
19.7%
10
Kazakhstan
JPY 2318496
20.4%
11
Singapore
JPY 2318318
20.4%
12
Philippines
JPY 2298631
21.1%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2191794
24.7%
14
China
JPY 2054152
29.5%
15
India
JPY 2010126
31.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2632819
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2616108
10.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2606276
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2571439
11.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 2525728
13.3%
5
Panama
JPY 2456882
15.6%
6
Chile
JPY 2363445
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2332489
19.9%
8
Peru
JPY 2247712
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2197592
24.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2175833
25.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 1891755
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2431143
16.5%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2181470
25.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2145150
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2116334
27.3%
4
Morocco
JPY 2107033
27.6%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2083246
28.5%
6
Ghana
JPY 2079681
28.6%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1999880
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1962495
32.6%
9
Uganda
JPY 1938030
33.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 1911568
34.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 1835804
37.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2766438
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2766438
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2679076
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2679078
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2620836
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2591715
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2529056
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2226515
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2213125
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1673864
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.