Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
465,799,548 円
Income Tax
- 208,523,762 円
National Surtax
- 4,378,999 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,397,399 円
Total tax
- 214,428,023 円
Net pay
*
251,371,525 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
251,371,525 円
Net pay
2,922,869 円
Tax the employer pays
214,428,023 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
217,350,892 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 2,922,869 円 to pay you 465,799,548 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 5,589,594,576 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,573,136,274 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,016,458,302 円 per year, or 251,371,525 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 46.11 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 2984652752
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2601105819
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4947363416
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 4052542431
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3753758913
32.8%
3
Panama
JPY 3732077768
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 3633978557
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 3633235404
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 3614548059
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 3424839322
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 3413147045
38.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 3399095697
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 3357510362
39.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 3190767142
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 4066456695
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 3912794110
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 3813736871
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 3802061341
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 3697670178
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 3633576519
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 3437645564
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 3403414157
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 3387574687
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 3353932627
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 3075806877
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 3074826360
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.