Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,539,408 円
Income Tax
- 1,579,400 円
National Surtax
- 33,167 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 13,618 円
Total tax
- 1,754,049 円
Net pay
*
2,785,359 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
38.6%
61.4%
Net pay
38.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,785,359 円
Net pay
155,308 円
Tax the employer pays
1,754,049 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,909,357 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 155,308 円 to pay you 4,539,408 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.21 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.6% tax rate now rises to 40.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 54,472,896 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 21,048,588 円. That means that your net pay will be 33,424,308 円 per year, or 2,785,359 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.6% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 33818408
37.9%
1
Canada
JPY 28912634
46.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 47978938
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 45717644
16.1%
2
Singapore
JPY 43807294
19.6%
3
Thailand
JPY 37529317
31.1%
4
Indonesia
JPY 37395631
31.4%
5
Taiwan
JPY 36562451
32.9%
6
Pakistan
JPY 36095303
33.7%
7
Vietnam
JPY 35659920
34.5%
8
Philippines
JPY 34901537
35.9%
9
New Zealand
JPY 34867535
36.0%
10
Malaysia
JPY 34820948
36.1%
11
China
JPY 34332357
37.0%
12
Japan
JPY 33424308
38.6%
13
South Korea
JPY 33003081
39.4%
14
Australia
JPY 31828352
41.6%
15
India
JPY 27136828
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 48332385
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 39579213
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 38308485
29.7%
3
Panama
JPY 37384047
31.4%
4
Uruguay
JPY 37284193
31.6%
5
Colombia
JPY 36855129
32.3%
6
Chile
JPY 36437354
33.1%
7
Mexico
JPY 36149465
33.6%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 36091893
33.7%
9
Argentina
JPY 35406312
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 34577292
36.5%
11
Ecuador
JPY 33173954
39.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 52840866
3.0%
1
Bahrain
JPY 52554483
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 52257707
4.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 51749251
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 51749251
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 50115064
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 40897157
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 40883767
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 31755023
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 31003706
43.1%
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.