Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
289,077 円
Income Tax
- 16,629 円
National Surtax
- 349 円
Health Insurance
- 14,223 円
Pension
- 26,451 円
Unemployment insurance
- 867 円
Total tax
- 58,518 円
Net pay
*
230,559 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
20.2%
79.8%
Net pay
20.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
230,559 円
Net pay
42,451 円
Tax the employer pays
58,518 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
100,969 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 42,451 円 to pay you 289,077 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.49 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.2% tax rate now rises to 30.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,468,924 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 702,219 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,766,705 円 per year, or 230,559 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.2% 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 23.12 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.88 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 3,844 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
JPY 3192266
8.0%
1
Switzerland
JPY 3176350
8.4%
2
United Kingdom
JPY 3141749
9.4%
3
Russia
JPY 3017964
13.0%
4
France
JPY 2973233
14.3%
5
Norway
JPY 2929761
15.5%
6
Luxembourg
JPY 2871224
17.2%
7
Austria
JPY 2854972
17.7%
8
Hungary
JPY 2827173
18.5%
9
Spain
JPY 2819353
18.7%
10
Ukraine
JPY 2792484
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 2766059
20.3%
12
Italy
JPY 2599460
25.1%
13
Germany
JPY 2572371
25.9%
14
Greece
JPY 2533158
27.0%
15
Sweden
JPY 2522972
27.3%
16
Poland
JPY 2406708
30.6%
17
Denmark
JPY 2324526
33.0%
18
Finland
JPY 2313798
33.3%
19
Portugal
JPY 2282546
34.2%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2182974
37.1%
21
Belgium
JPY 2157490
37.8%
22
Romania
JPY 2029321
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2927013
15.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2577303
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3281865
5.4%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3124865
9.9%
2
Thailand
JPY 3115872
10.2%
3
Australia
JPY 3089128
11.0%
4
South Korea
JPY 2937210
15.3%
5
New Zealand
JPY 2903447
16.3%
6
Pakistan
JPY 2863254
17.5%
7
Indonesia
JPY 2825131
18.6%
8
Malaysia
JPY 2796534
19.4%
9
Kazakhstan
JPY 2769572
20.2%
10
Japan
JPY 2766705
20.2%
11
Singapore
JPY 2751613
20.7%
12
Philippines
JPY 2674528
22.9%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2565602
26.0%
14
China
JPY 2442578
29.6%
15
India
JPY 2326436
32.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3136306
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 3100296
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
JPY 3091408
10.9%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3015633
13.1%
4
Colombia
JPY 2941171
15.2%
5
Panama
JPY 2878164
17.0%
6
Chile
JPY 2803962
19.2%
7
Mexico
JPY 2742941
20.9%
8
Peru
JPY 2666767
23.1%
9
Brazil
JPY 2601333
25.0%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2538688
26.8%
11
Argentina
JPY 2253730
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2820407
18.7%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2582426
25.6%
2
Angola
JPY 2550283
26.5%
3
Kenya
JPY 2506153
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
JPY 2449806
29.4%
5
Morocco
JPY 2449575
29.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 2448060
29.4%
7
Nigeria
JPY 2378672
31.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 2301554
33.7%
9
Uganda
JPY 2300005
33.7%
10
Senegal
JPY 2254594
35.0%
11
Zambia
JPY 2178288
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3295478
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3295478
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3191412
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3191410
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3122032
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3087340
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 2978291
14.1%
7
Egypt
JPY 2644178
23.8%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2630788
24.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 2026043
41.6%
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.