Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
854,880 円
Income Tax
- 121,322 円
National Surtax
- 2,548 円
Health Insurance
- 42,060 円
Pension
- 59,475 円
Unemployment insurance
- 2,565 円
Total tax
- 227,969 円
Net pay
*
626,911 円
Marginal tax rate
33.1%
Average tax rate
26.7%
73.3%
Net pay
26.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
626,911 円
Net pay
106,793 円
Tax the employer pays
227,969 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
334,762 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 106,793 円 to pay you 854,880 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.92 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.7% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 8.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 10,258,560 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 2,735,631 円. That means that your net pay will be 7,522,929 円 per year, or 626,911 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.7% and your marginal tax rate is 33.1%. 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 33.09 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 66.91 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 669 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,346 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 7773593
24.2%
1
Canada
JPY 7236225
29.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 9019745
12.1%
1
Taiwan
JPY 8653098
15.7%
2
Kazakhstan
JPY 8269177
19.4%
3
Thailand
JPY 8193799
20.1%
4
Singapore
JPY 8094317
21.1%
5
South Korea
JPY 8003846
22.0%
6
Australia
JPY 7680592
25.1%
7
New Zealand
JPY 7562691
26.3%
8
Japan
JPY 7522929
26.7%
9
Indonesia
JPY 7506740
26.8%
10
Pakistan
JPY 7355984
28.3%
11
China
JPY 7310018
28.7%
12
Malaysia
JPY 7221183
29.6%
13
Philippines
JPY 7145940
30.3%
14
Vietnam
JPY 6920602
32.5%
15
India
JPY 5898491
42.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 7489743
27.0%
1
Kenya
JPY 7258898
29.2%
2
Mozambique
JPY 7008109
31.7%
3
Nigeria
JPY 6996983
31.8%
4
South Africa
JPY 6991513
31.9%
5
Ghana
JPY 6939404
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 6816424
33.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 6564013
36.0%
8
Cameroon
JPY 6435423
37.3%
9
Zambia
JPY 6353914
38.1%
10
Senegal
JPY 6331018
38.3%
11
Uganda
JPY 6191551
39.7%
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.