Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,792,830 円
Income Tax
- 18,293,148 円
National Surtax
- 384,156 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 125,378 円
Total tax
- 18,930,546 円
Net pay
*
22,862,284 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
22,862,284 円
Net pay
378,828 円
Tax the employer pays
18,930,546 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,309,374 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 378,828 円 to pay you 41,792,830 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 501,513,960 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 227,166,549 円. That means that your net pay will be 274,347,411 円 per year, or 22,862,284 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 272705783
45.6%
1
Canada
JPY 236654405
52.8%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 443999937
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 363683985
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 338384799
32.5%
3
Panama
JPY 335783956
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 326726156
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 325983003
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 325103941
35.2%
7
Colombia
JPY 309539855
38.3%
8
Uruguay
JPY 308799054
38.4%
9
Peru
JPY 308389944
38.5%
10
Chile
JPY 304661992
39.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 288195234
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 364878047
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 351137678
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 342012264
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 341148906
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 331904851
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 326324119
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 308475985
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 305536274
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 304258890
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 301084258
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 277362538
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 276382021
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.