Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
401,427,744 円
Income Tax
- 179,643,352 円
National Surtax
- 3,772,510 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,204,283 円
Total tax
- 184,748,009 円
Net pay
*
216,679,735 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.0%
54.0%
Net pay
46.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
216,679,735 円
Net pay
2,536,638 円
Tax the employer pays
184,748,009 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
187,284,647 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,536,638 円 to pay you 401,427,744 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% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 4,817,132,928 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,216,976,108 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,600,156,820 円 per year, or 216,679,735 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.0% 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 2572930693
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2242139802
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4263672288
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 3492507736
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3235244032
32.8%
3
Panama
JPY 3216459617
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 3131878485
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 3131135333
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 3115151604
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 2951706562
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 2941963959
38.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 2929933390
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 2894033373
39.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 2750104809
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 3504490846
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 3372070956
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 3286666977
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 3276632928
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 3186686798
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 3131476448
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 2962581650
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 2933100882
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 2919472198
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 2890455638
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 2650952970
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 2649972454
45.0%
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.