Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
656,086 円
Income Tax
- 76,879 円
National Surtax
- 1,614 円
Health Insurance
- 32,279 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 1,968 円
Total tax
- 172,216 円
Net pay
*
483,870 円
Marginal tax rate
25.7%
Average tax rate
26.2%
73.8%
Net pay
26.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
483,870 円
Net pay
95,789 円
Tax the employer pays
172,216 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
268,006 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 95,789 円 to pay you 656,086 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.08 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.2% tax rate now rises to 35.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,873,032 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,066,594 円. That means that your net pay will be 5,806,438 円 per year, or 483,870 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.3% and your marginal tax rate is 25.7%. 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 25.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 74.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 743 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,713 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 6190155
21.4%
1
Canada
JPY 5610367
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 7039757
10.6%
1
Taiwan
JPY 6780595
13.9%
2
Thailand
JPY 6472734
17.8%
3
Kazakhstan
JPY 6336899
19.5%
4
South Korea
JPY 6301306
20.0%
5
Australia
JPY 6118071
22.3%
6
Singapore
JPY 6007166
23.7%
7
New Zealand
JPY 5997545
23.8%
8
Indonesia
JPY 5891180
25.2%
9
Japan
JPY 5806438
26.3%
10
Pakistan
JPY 5805391
26.3%
11
Malaysia
JPY 5673555
27.9%
12
Philippines
JPY 5587394
29.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 5370008
31.8%
14
China
JPY 5302397
32.7%
15
India
JPY 4827970
38.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 7087730
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 6529008
17.1%
2
Chile
JPY 6511229
17.3%
3
Puerto Rico
JPY 6503432
17.4%
4
Panama
JPY 6209872
21.1%
5
Ecuador
JPY 6187959
21.4%
6
Colombia
JPY 5973944
24.1%
7
Peru
JPY 5877736
25.3%
8
Brazil
JPY 5794312
26.4%
9
Mexico
JPY 5717402
27.4%
10
Uruguay
JPY 5340548
32.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 5116400
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 5754271
26.9%
1
Kenya
JPY 5589029
29.0%
2
South Africa
JPY 5584051
29.1%
3
Mozambique
JPY 5457516
30.7%
4
Nigeria
JPY 5374346
31.7%
5
Ghana
JPY 5361377
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 5206242
33.9%
7
Morocco
JPY 5118412
35.0%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4982995
36.7%
9
Senegal
JPY 4899701
37.8%
10
Zambia
JPY 4886814
37.9%
11
Uganda
JPY 4879511
38.0%
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.