Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
487,459,731 円
Income Tax
- 218,241,603 円
National Surtax
- 4,583,074 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,462,379 円
Total tax
- 224,414,919 円
Net pay
*
263,044,812 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
263,044,812 円
Net pay
3,052,830 円
Tax the employer pays
224,414,919 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
227,467,749 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,052,830 円 to pay you 487,459,731 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 5,849,516,772 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,692,979,030 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,156,537,742 円 per year, or 263,044,812 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 3123191282
46.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2721892704
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 5177415613
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 4240986023
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3928231687
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 3905575834
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 3802927984
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 3802184831
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 3782587759
35.3%
7
Peru
JPY 3584041666
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 3571693353
38.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 3556962042
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 3513463679
39.9%
11
Ecuador
JPY 3339043658
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 4255550092
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 4094739647
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 3991088283
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 3978860418
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 3869608711
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 3802525947
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 3597497714
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 3561667786
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 3545084418
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 3509885945
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 3218764084
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 3217783568
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.