Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,629,844,960 円
Income Tax
- 2,076,722,736 円
National Surtax
- 43,611,177 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 13,889,535 円
Total tax
- 2,134,351,312 円
Net pay
*
2,495,493,648 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,495,493,648 円
Net pay
27,907,141 円
Tax the employer pays
2,134,351,312 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,162,258,453 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 27,907,141 円 to pay you 4,629,844,960 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 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55,558,139,520 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 25,612,215,740 円. That means that your net pay will be 29,945,923,780 円 per year, or 2,495,493,648 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 29617887208
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 25821688528
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 49173573144
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 40279737516
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 37295144707
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 37086081518
33.3%
4
Mexico
JPY 36113532770
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 36112789617
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 35919212365
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 34030573100
38.8%
8
Colombia
JPY 33892761470
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 33747991154
39.3%
10
Chile
JPY 33338637328
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 31696073134
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 40418573142
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 38890775570
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 37908524300
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 37790665611
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 36751862659
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 36113130733
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 34168300704
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 33826762746
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 33667913300
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 33335059594
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 30558506596
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 30557526079
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.