Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,558,693 円
Income Tax
- 16,842,153 円
National Surtax
- 353,685 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 115,676 円
Total tax
- 17,439,377 円
Net pay
*
21,119,316 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
21,119,316 円
Net pay
359,424 円
Tax the employer pays
17,439,377 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,798,801 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 359,424 円 to pay you 38,558,693 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 462,704,316 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 209,272,523 円. That means that your net pay will be 253,431,793 円 per year, or 21,119,316 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 252020243
45.5%
1
Canada
JPY 218619407
52.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 415387216
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 384549722
16.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 362227802
21.7%
3
Indonesia
JPY 313360068
32.3%
4
Thailand
JPY 302879740
34.5%
5
Pakistan
JPY 301445726
34.9%
6
Vietnam
JPY 301010347
35.0%
7
Philippines
JPY 288345200
37.7%
8
New Zealand
JPY 283888701
38.7%
9
Taiwan
JPY 281501303
39.2%
10
Malaysia
JPY 275982808
40.4%
11
China
JPY 258859638
44.1%
12
Japan
JPY 253431793
45.2%
13
Australia
JPY 248191004
46.4%
14
South Korea
JPY 245942599
46.9%
15
India
JPY 86825912
81.2%
16
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 461072287
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 460489127
0.5%
2
Bahrain
JPY 456703589
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 439569100
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 439569100
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 425687972
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 347070722
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 347057332
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 269513084
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 235119416
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.