Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,228,120 円
Income Tax
- 18,488,441 円
National Surtax
- 388,257 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 126,684 円
Total tax
- 19,131,246 円
Net pay
*
23,096,874 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
23,096,874 円
Net pay
381,440 円
Tax the employer pays
19,131,246 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
19,512,686 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 381,440 円 to pay you 42,228,120 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 506,737,440 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 229,574,948 円. That means that your net pay will be 277,162,492 円 per year, or 23,096,874 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 275489899
45.6%
1
Canada
JPY 239081777
52.8%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 448623139
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 367471008
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 341891060
32.5%
3
Panama
JPY 339270628
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 330121418
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 329378265
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 328480921
35.2%
7
Colombia
JPY 312726053
38.3%
8
Uruguay
JPY 311971587
38.4%
9
Peru
JPY 311589326
38.5%
10
Chile
JPY 307796080
39.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 291175047
42.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 368678128
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 354794114
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 345576375
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 344701917
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 335360183
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 329719381
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 311688425
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 308716590
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 307424257
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 304218346
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 280235452
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 279254935
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.