Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
454,756,445 円
Income Tax
- 203,569,274 円
National Surtax
- 4,274,955 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,364,269 円
Total tax
- 209,336,361 円
Net pay
*
245,420,084 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.0%
54.0%
Net pay
46.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
245,420,084 円
Net pay
2,856,610 円
Tax the employer pays
209,336,361 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
212,192,971 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,856,610 円 to pay you 454,756,445 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,457,077,340 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,512,036,333 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,945,041,007 円 per year, or 245,420,084 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.0% 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 2914021066
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2539524529
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4830074929
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 3956467435
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3664806718
32.8%
3
Panama
JPY 3643622512
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 3547842353
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 3547099200
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 3528875666
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 3343672514
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 3332314708
38.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 3318610028
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 3278000020
39.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 3115170698
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 3970050406
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 3820032044
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 3723317048
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 3711923117
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 3610010027
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 3547440316
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 3356147463
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 3322731038
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 3307270832
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 3274422286
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 3002922397
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 3001941880
45.0%
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.