Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
257,228 円
Income Tax
- 13,901 円
National Surtax
- 292 円
Health Insurance
- 12,656 円
Pension
- 23,536 円
Unemployment insurance
- 772 円
Total tax
- 51,157 円
Net pay
*
206,071 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.9%
80.1%
Net pay
19.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
206,071 円
Net pay
37,774 円
Tax the employer pays
51,157 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
88,931 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 37,774 円 to pay you 257,228 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.46 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.9% tax rate now rises to 30.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,086,736 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 613,884 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,472,852 円 per year, or 206,071 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.9% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2638748
14.5%
1
Canada
JPY 2293988
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 2926048
5.2%
1
Thailand
JPY 2800203
9.3%
2
Taiwan
JPY 2794205
9.5%
3
Australia
JPY 2787199
9.7%
4
South Korea
JPY 2638380
14.5%
5
New Zealand
JPY 2593455
16.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 2587561
16.2%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2547089
17.5%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2533097
17.9%
9
Japan
JPY 2472852
19.9%
10
Kazakhstan
JPY 2460000
20.3%
11
Singapore
JPY 2454300
20.5%
12
Philippines
JPY 2416551
21.7%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2309058
25.2%
14
China
JPY 2176002
29.5%
15
India
JPY 2109354
31.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2790764
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2765211
10.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2762051
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2713443
12.1%
4
Colombia
JPY 2659792
13.8%
5
Panama
JPY 2589039
16.1%
6
Chile
JPY 2501636
19.0%
7
Mexico
JPY 2461249
20.3%
8
Peru
JPY 2379171
22.9%
9
Brazil
JPY 2324247
24.7%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2279125
26.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 2005308
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2932399
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2932399
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2839797
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2839796
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2778062
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2747197
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2680749
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2357537
23.6%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2344147
24.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 1784343
42.2%
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.