Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,501,434,560 円
Income Tax
- 1,570,461,410 円
National Surtax
- 32,979,690 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 10,504,304 円
Total tax
- 1,614,073,267 円
Net pay
*
1,887,361,293 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,887,361,293 円
Net pay
21,136,679 円
Tax the employer pays
1,614,073,267 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,635,209,945 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 21,136,679 円 to pay you 3,501,434,560 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 42,017,214,720 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 19,368,879,199 円. That means that your net pay will be 22,648,335,521 円 per year, or 1,887,361,293 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 22400574289
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 19529166610
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 37188757881
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 30462567036
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 28205798935
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 28047514213
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 27311931650
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 27311188497
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 27165004482
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 25736756660
38.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 25633121984
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 25523775068
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 25214082448
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 23971449468
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 42015582691
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 42014999531
0.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 41595668890
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 39916353984
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 39916353984
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 38655837541
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 31512953525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 31512940135
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 24471275489
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 21012374618
50.0%
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.