Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,299,400 円
Income Tax
- 1,471,721 円
National Surtax
- 30,906 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 12,898 円
Total tax
- 1,643,388 円
Net pay
*
2,656,012 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
38.2%
61.8%
Net pay
38.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,656,012 円
Net pay
153,868 円
Tax the employer pays
1,643,388 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,797,256 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 153,868 円 to pay you 4,299,400 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.18 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.2% tax rate now rises to 40.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51,592,800 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 19,720,658 円. That means that your net pay will be 31,872,142 円 per year, or 2,656,012 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.2% 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 32225716
37.5%
1
Canada
JPY 27574242
46.6%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 45783266
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 37491144
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 36375221
29.5%
3
Uruguay
JPY 35534938
31.1%
4
Panama
JPY 35461582
31.3%
5
Colombia
JPY 35098309
32.0%
6
Chile
JPY 34709296
32.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 34277402
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 34229912
33.7%
9
Argentina
JPY 33534249
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 32813234
36.4%
11
Ecuador
JPY 31530960
38.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 37560403
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 36192866
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 35112533
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 35019809
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 34282004
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 33875365
34.3%
6
Zambia
JPY 31774471
38.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 31612067
38.7%
8
Cameroon
JPY 31601775
38.8%
9
Senegal
JPY 31131562
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 29905900
42.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 28925383
43.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 49960770
3.2%
1
Bahrain
JPY 49703190
3.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 49377611
4.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 49013160
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 49013160
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 47465374
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 38737085
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 38723695
24.9%
8
Turkey
JPY 30077626
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 29563658
42.7%
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.