Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,591,158 円
Income Tax
- 68,125 円
National Surtax
- 1,431 円
Health Insurance
- 78,285 円
Pension
- 145,591 円
Unemployment insurance
- 4,773 円
Total tax
- 298,205 円
Net pay
*
1,292,953 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
1,292,953 円
Net pay
233,662 円
Tax the employer pays
298,205 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
531,867 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 233,662 円 to pay you 1,591,158 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 1,591,158 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 298,205 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,292,953 円 per year, or 107,746 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
JPY 1591158
0.0%
1
Ireland
JPY 1591157
0.0%
2
Italy
JPY 1496969
5.9%
3
Spain
JPY 1490120
6.4%
4
Switzerland
JPY 1478769
7.1%
5
Norway
JPY 1453496
8.7%
6
France
JPY 1436815
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
JPY 1408969
11.5%
8
Russia
JPY 1384307
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
JPY 1376512
13.5%
10
Austria
JPY 1352848
15.0%
11
Hungary
JPY 1296794
18.5%
12
Ukraine
JPY 1280882
19.5%
13
Germany
JPY 1278098
19.7%
14
Greece
JPY 1243503
21.9%
15
Sweden
JPY 1243317
21.9%
16
Poland
JPY 1207667
24.1%
17
Portugal
JPY 1149156
27.8%
18
Finland
JPY 1101877
30.8%
19
Belgium
JPY 1081988
32.0%
20
Denmark
JPY 1061188
33.3%
21
Netherlands
JPY 1001283
37.1%
22
Romania
JPY 930827
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1438465
9.6%
1
Canada
JPY 1218434
23.4%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1465273
7.9%
1
Colombia
JPY 1463865
8.0%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1440794
9.5%
3
Guatemala
JPY 1438590
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1424086
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1416130
11.0%
6
Mexico
JPY 1340598
15.8%
7
Chile
JPY 1311114
17.6%
8
Brazil
JPY 1305702
17.9%
9
Uruguay
JPY 1271335
20.1%
10
Peru
JPY 1253749
21.2%
11
Argentina
JPY 1033182
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1428961
10.2%
1
Morocco
JPY 1260199
20.8%
2
Mozambique
JPY 1230434
22.7%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 1205043
24.3%
4
Kenya
JPY 1191717
25.1%
5
Angola
JPY 1183481
25.6%
6
Cameroon
JPY 1175329
26.1%
7
Ghana
JPY 1168143
26.6%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1101416
30.8%
9
Uganda
JPY 1079457
32.2%
10
Senegal
JPY 1074798
32.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 1026984
35.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 1511600
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 1511600
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1463865
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1463867
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1432042
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1416129
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1381921
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1235854
22.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1222464
23.2%
9
Turkey
JPY 918184
42.3%
10
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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.