Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,215,950 円
Income Tax
- 18,482,981 円
National Surtax
- 388,143 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 126,648 円
Total tax
- 19,125,634 円
Net pay
*
23,090,316 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
23,090,316 円
Net pay
381,367 円
Tax the employer pays
19,125,634 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,507,002 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 381,367 円 to pay you 42,215,950 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 506,591,400 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 229,507,613 円. That means that your net pay will be 277,083,787 円 per year, or 23,090,316 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 275412058
45.6%
1
Canada
JPY 239013911
52.8%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 368571884
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 354691886
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 345476729
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 344602580
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 335263577
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 329624455
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 311598610
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 308627673
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 307335758
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 304130722
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 280155130
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 279174613
44.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 504959371
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 504376211
0.4%
2
Bahrain
JPY 500151802
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 481261830
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 481261830
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 466064086
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 379986035
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 379972645
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 295073361
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 257062958
49.3%
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.