Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
267,885,540 円
Income Tax
- 119,729,643 円
National Surtax
- 2,514,322 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 803,657 円
Total tax
- 123,175,485 円
Net pay
*
144,710,055 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
144,710,055 円
Net pay
1,735,385 円
Tax the employer pays
123,175,485 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
124,910,869 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,735,385 円 to pay you 267,885,540 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 3,214,626,480 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,478,105,815 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,736,520,665 円 per year, or 144,710,055 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 1718794756
46.5%
1
Canada
JPY 1497448644
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2845324279
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 2330690562
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2159561578
32.8%
3
Panama
JPY 2146786564
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 2090249294
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 2089506141
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 2079131185
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 1970171363
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 1964473446
38.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1956635074
39.1%
10
Chile
JPY 1932529504
39.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 1835930968
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 2338667405
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 2250316442
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 2193236765
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 2186608042
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 2126628783
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 2089847257
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 1977040185
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1957414832
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 1948372520
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 1928951770
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 1769574424
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 1768593907
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.