Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,623,920 円
Income Tax
- 762,274 円
National Surtax
- 16,008 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 7,872 円
Total tax
- 914,017 円
Net pay
*
1,709,903 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
34.8%
65.2%
Net pay
34.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,709,903 円
Net pay
143,815 円
Tax the employer pays
914,017 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,057,832 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 143,815 円 to pay you 2,623,920 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.03 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.8% tax rate now rises to 38.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 31,487,040 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 10,968,199 円. That means that your net pay will be 20,518,841 円 per year, or 1,709,903 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.8% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41.02 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.98 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 590 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,949 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 21149853
32.8%
1
Canada
JPY 18214253
42.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 27988040
11.1%
1
Brazil
JPY 22914467
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 22879229
27.3%
3
Uruguay
JPY 22795840
27.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 22577337
28.3%
5
Chile
JPY 22426824
28.8%
6
Panama
JPY 22040987
30.0%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 21231536
32.6%
8
Mexico
JPY 21187610
32.7%
9
Peru
JPY 20498456
34.9%
10
Argentina
JPY 20465505
35.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 20061328
36.3%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 22933462
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 22118834
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 21436595
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 21301146
32.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 20982043
33.4%
5
Mozambique
JPY 20806621
33.9%
6
Morocco
JPY 19428217
38.3%
7
Zambia
JPY 19409429
38.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 19360383
38.5%
9
Senegal
JPY 19068106
39.4%
10
South Africa
JPY 18847732
40.1%
11
Uganda
JPY 17867215
43.3%
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.