Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,256,924 円
Income Tax
- 16,935,366 円
National Surtax
- 355,643 円
Health Insurance
- 34,194 円
Pension
- 29,738 円
Unemployment insurance
- 114,771 円
Total tax
- 17,469,711 円
Net pay
*
20,787,213 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
45.7%
54.3%
Net pay
45.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
20,787,213 円
Net pay
293,577 円
Tax the employer pays
17,469,711 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
17,763,289 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 293,577 円 to pay you 38,256,924 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.64 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45.7% tax rate now rises to 46.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 918,166,176 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 419,273,074 円. That means that your net pay will be 498,893,102 円 per year, or 41,574,425 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.7% 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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 494781414
46.1%
1
Canada
JPY 430274355
53.1%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 812770897
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 665756841
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 618062599
32.7%
3
Panama
JPY 613899311
33.1%
4
Mexico
JPY 597550097
34.9%
5
Argentina
JPY 596806944
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 594469599
35.3%
7
Colombia
JPY 563687718
38.6%
8
Peru
JPY 563589427
38.6%
9
Uruguay
JPY 561856944
38.8%
10
Chile
JPY 554653322
39.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 525880741
42.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 667992534
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 642794230
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 626304488
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 624555743
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 607520292
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 597148059
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 564717098
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 559214975
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 556745133
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 551075587
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 506521257
44.8%
11
Uganda
JPY 505540740
44.9%
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.