Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
269,319 円
Income Tax
- 14,937 円
National Surtax
- 314 円
Health Insurance
- 13,250 円
Pension
- 24,643 円
Unemployment insurance
- 808 円
Total tax
- 53,952 円
Net pay
*
215,367 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
215,367 円
Net pay
39,549 円
Tax the employer pays
53,952 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
93,501 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 39,549 円 to pay you 269,319 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.47 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20% tax rate now rises to 30.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,231,828 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 647,419 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,584,409 円 per year, or 215,367 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.0% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2748183
15.0%
1
Canada
JPY 2401544
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3061129
5.3%
1
Thailand
JPY 2920318
9.6%
2
Taiwan
JPY 2919898
9.7%
3
Australia
JPY 2901823
10.2%
4
South Korea
JPY 2751826
14.9%
5
New Zealand
JPY 2711138
16.1%
6
Pakistan
JPY 2692931
16.7%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2652644
17.9%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2633862
18.5%
9
Japan
JPY 2584409
20.0%
10
Kazakhstan
JPY 2577524
20.3%
11
Singapore
JPY 2567241
20.6%
12
Philippines
JPY 2514488
22.2%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2406451
25.5%
14
China
JPY 2277204
29.5%
15
India
JPY 2191766
32.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2921944
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 2890461
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 2889048
10.6%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2828165
12.5%
4
Colombia
JPY 2766934
14.4%
5
Panama
JPY 2698802
16.5%
6
Chile
JPY 2616410
19.0%
7
Mexico
JPY 2568189
20.5%
8
Peru
JPY 2488352
23.0%
9
Brazil
JPY 2429439
24.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2377664
26.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 2099618
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2655637
17.8%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2411717
25.4%
2
Angola
JPY 2377796
26.4%
3
Kenya
JPY 2340186
27.6%
4
Morocco
JPY 2305898
28.7%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2293741
29.0%
6
Ghana
JPY 2291221
29.1%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2217399
31.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 2157198
33.3%
9
Uganda
JPY 2145893
33.6%
10
Senegal
JPY 2109946
34.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 2032474
37.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3070236
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3070237
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2973282
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2973281
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2908645
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 2876325
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2795893
13.5%
7
Egypt
JPY 2466356
23.7%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2452966
24.1%
9
Turkey
JPY 1876101
42.0%
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.