Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,226,688 円
Income Tax
- 52,521 円
National Surtax
- 1,103 円
Health Insurance
- 60,353 円
Pension
- 112,242 円
Unemployment insurance
- 3,680 円
Total tax
- 229,899 円
Net pay
*
996,789 円
Marginal tax rate
18.7%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
996,789 円
Net pay
180,139 円
Tax the employer pays
229,899 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
410,038 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 180,139 円 to pay you 1,226,688 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.34 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,226,688 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 229,899 円. That means that your net pay will be 996,789 円 per year, or 83,066 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 18.7%. 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 18.74 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 81.26 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 813 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 4,063 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1118220
8.8%
1
Canada
JPY 948255
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
JPY 1226688
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 1226688
0.0%
2
Thailand
JPY 1160704
5.4%
3
Pakistan
JPY 1146464
6.5%
4
Taiwan
JPY 1118114
8.9%
5
Malaysia
JPY 1082575
11.8%
6
South Korea
JPY 1082121
11.8%
7
New Zealand
JPY 1080835
11.9%
8
Philippines
JPY 1075287
12.3%
9
Indonesia
JPY 1068932
12.9%
10
Japan
JPY 996789
18.7%
11
India
JPY 990509
19.3%
12
Vietnam
JPY 987915
19.5%
13
Singapore
JPY 981971
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
JPY 971537
20.8%
15
China
JPY 878619
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1129166
8.0%
1
Colombia
JPY 1128553
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1110766
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1109067
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1097886
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1091752
11.0%
6
Peru
JPY 1073352
12.5%
7
Mexico
JPY 1063684
13.3%
8
Brazil
JPY 1055456
14.0%
9
Chile
JPY 1010791
17.6%
10
Uruguay
JPY 980124
20.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 796277
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1133740
7.6%
1
Morocco
JPY 1021407
16.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 966793
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 953932
22.2%
4
Cameroon
JPY 953170
22.3%
5
Kenya
JPY 938593
23.5%
6
Angola
JPY 916562
25.3%
7
Ghana
JPY 909825
25.8%
8
Nigeria
JPY 853503
30.4%
9
Uganda
JPY 842552
31.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 837893
31.7%
11
Zambia
JPY 821007
33.1%
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.