Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,227,392 円
Income Tax
- 16,693,514 円
National Surtax
- 350,564 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 114,682 円
Total tax
- 17,286,623 円
Net pay
*
20,940,769 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
20,940,769 円
Net pay
357,436 円
Tax the employer pays
17,286,623 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,644,059 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 357,436 円 to pay you 38,227,392 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.62 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 458,728,704 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 207,439,481 円. That means that your net pay will be 251,289,223 円 per year, or 20,940,769 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 249901243
45.5%
1
Canada
JPY 216771924
52.8%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 406131519
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 332664674
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 309665196
32.5%
3
Panama
JPY 307224798
33.0%
4
Mexico
JPY 298915740
34.8%
5
Argentina
JPY 298172587
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 297443273
35.2%
7
Colombia
JPY 283441875
38.2%
8
Uruguay
JPY 282813001
38.4%
9
Peru
JPY 282183975
38.5%
10
Chile
JPY 278990839
39.2%
11
Ecuador
JPY 263787743
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 333751773
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 321187999
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 312818815
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 312046374
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 303602404
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 298513703
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 282163052
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 279486471
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 278331539
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 275413104
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 253830647
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 252850131
44.9%
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.