Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
243,129,624 円
Income Tax
- 108,622,901 円
National Surtax
- 2,281,081 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 729,389 円
Total tax
- 111,761,234 円
Net pay
*
131,368,390 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
131,368,390 円
Net pay
1,586,849 円
Tax the employer pays
111,761,234 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
113,348,083 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,586,849 円 to pay you 243,129,624 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 2,917,555,488 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,341,134,803 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,576,420,685 円 per year, or 131,368,390 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 1560455918
46.5%
1
Canada
JPY 1359398566
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2582392388
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 2115314092
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 1960152675
32.8%
3
Panama
JPY 1948491677
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 1897153149
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 1896409997
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 1887074790
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 1788215380
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 1783267263
38.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1776206036
39.1%
10
Chile
JPY 1754286909
39.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 1666462364
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 2122548258
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 2042366748
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 1990537800
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 1984540353
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 1930116322
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 1896751112
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 1794341524
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1776543158
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 1768351064
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 1750709174
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 1606185378
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 1605204862
45.0%
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.