Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,939,888 円
Income Tax
- 1,759,076 円
National Surtax
- 36,941 円
Health Insurance
- 68,388 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 14,820 円
Total tax
- 1,938,699 円
Net pay
*
3,001,189 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
39.2%
60.8%
Net pay
39.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,001,189 円
Net pay
157,711 円
Tax the employer pays
1,938,699 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,096,410 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 157,711 円 to pay you 4,939,888 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.24 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
41.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.2% tax rate now rises to 41.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 59,278,656 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 23,264,388 円. That means that your net pay will be 36,014,268 円 per year, or 3,001,189 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.3% 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 36475994
38.5%
1
Canada
JPY 31145889
47.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 52304122
11.8%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 49706425
16.2%
2
Singapore
JPY 47555787
19.8%
3
Thailand
JPY 40653061
31.4%
4
Indonesia
JPY 40644325
31.4%
5
Taiwan
JPY 39445907
33.5%
6
Pakistan
JPY 39219047
33.8%
7
Vietnam
JPY 38783665
34.6%
8
Philippines
JPY 37885112
36.1%
9
New Zealand
JPY 37799049
36.2%
10
Malaysia
JPY 37752501
36.3%
11
China
JPY 36975525
37.6%
12
Japan
JPY 36014268
39.3%
13
South Korea
JPY 35590101
40.0%
14
Australia
JPY 34375404
42.0%
15
India
JPY 29491651
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 52585871
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 43063389
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 41534352
29.9%
3
Panama
JPY 40591891
31.5%
4
Uruguay
JPY 40203020
32.2%
5
Colombia
JPY 39786643
32.9%
6
Chile
JPY 39320810
33.7%
7
Mexico
JPY 39273209
33.8%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 39198817
33.9%
9
Argentina
JPY 38530056
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 37520820
36.7%
11
Ecuador
JPY 35915471
39.4%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 43151863
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 41572966
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 40340452
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 40264061
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 39366197
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 38871171
34.4%
6
Zambia
JPY 36501273
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 36281309
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 36269603
38.8%
9
Senegal
JPY 35743075
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 34133121
42.4%
11
Uganda
JPY 33152604
44.1%
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.