Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
243,027 円
Income Tax
- 12,685 円
National Surtax
- 266 円
Health Insurance
- 11,957 円
Pension
- 22,237 円
Unemployment insurance
- 729 円
Total tax
- 47,875 円
Net pay
*
195,152 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
195,152 円
Net pay
35,689 円
Tax the employer pays
47,875 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
83,563 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 35,689 円 to pay you 243,027 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 2,916,324 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 574,497 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,341,827 円 per year, or 195,152 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 23.12 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2508081
14.0%
1
Canada
JPY 2167662
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2636692
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2619763
10.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2610110
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2574931
11.7%
4
Colombia
JPY 2529015
13.3%
5
Panama
JPY 2460123
15.6%
6
Chile
JPY 2366834
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2335647
19.9%
8
Peru
JPY 2250936
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2200699
24.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2178220
25.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 1894540
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2770508
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2770508
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2683018
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2683016
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2624692
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2595526
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2532776
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2229728
23.5%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2216338
24.0%
9
Turkey
JPY 1676573
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.