Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,920,013 円
Income Tax
- 17,901,559 円
National Surtax
- 375,933 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 122,760 円
Total tax
- 18,528,115 円
Net pay
*
22,391,898 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.3%
54.7%
Net pay
45.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
22,391,898 円
Net pay
373,592 円
Tax the employer pays
18,528,115 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
18,901,706 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 373,592 円 to pay you 40,920,013 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
45.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.3% tax rate now rises to 45.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 491,040,156 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 222,337,375 円. That means that your net pay will be 268,702,781 円 per year, or 22,391,898 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.3% 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 267123247
45.6%
1
Canada
JPY 231787186
52.8%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 357258354
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 343806016
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 334865726
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 334024624
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 324976430
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 319516146
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 302034595
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 299159298
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 297911891
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 294799975
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 271601946
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 270621429
44.9%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 489408126
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 488824967
0.5%
2
Bahrain
JPY 484756070
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 466488148
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 466488148
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 451756945
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 368322602
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 368309212
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 286016161
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 249287336
49.2%
10
Show more
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.