Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,168,915 円
Income Tax
- 20,256,479 円
National Surtax
- 425,386 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 138,507 円
Total tax
- 20,948,234 円
Net pay
*
25,220,681 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.4%
54.6%
Net pay
45.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
25,220,681 円
Net pay
405,085 円
Tax the employer pays
20,948,234 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
21,353,319 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 405,085 円 to pay you 46,168,915 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.63 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.4% tax rate now rises to 45.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 554,026,980 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 251,378,814 円. That means that your net pay will be 302,648,166 円 per year, or 25,220,681 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.4% 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 300695223
45.7%
1
Canada
JPY 261057414
52.9%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 490478213
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 401755924
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 373634164
32.6%
3
Panama
JPY 370836397
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 360859619
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 360116466
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 359053609
35.2%
7
Colombia
JPY 341571538
38.4%
8
Uruguay
JPY 340693362
38.5%
9
Peru
JPY 340554169
38.5%
10
Chile
JPY 336169804
39.3%
11
Ecuador
JPY 318152074
42.6%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 403081269
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 387896792
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 377843211
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 376868262
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 366642214
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 360457582
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 340771492
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 337508826
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 336081150
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 332592070
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 306244699
44.7%
11
Uganda
JPY 305264182
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.