Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,269,744 円
Income Tax
- 16,263,866 円
National Surtax
- 341,541 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 111,809 円
Total tax
- 16,845,079 円
Net pay
*
20,424,665 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.2%
54.8%
Net pay
45.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
20,424,665 円
Net pay
351,690 円
Tax the employer pays
16,845,079 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,196,769 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 351,690 円 to pay you 37,269,744 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.61 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.2% tax rate now rises to 45.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 447,236,928 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 202,140,948 円. That means that your net pay will be 245,095,980 円 per year, or 20,424,665 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.2% 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 243776125
45.5%
1
Canada
JPY 211431650
52.7%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 325391506
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 313143756
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 304977689
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 304229668
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 296000594
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 291044048
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 275095610
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 272489703
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 271367660
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 268518038
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 247510170
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 246529654
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 445604899
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 445021739
0.5%
2
Bahrain
JPY 441390875
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 424875082
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 424875082
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 411457974
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 335470181
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 335456791
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 260504723
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 227385722
49.2%
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.