Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,739,672 円
Income Tax
- 3,850,288 円
National Surtax
- 80,856 円
Health Insurance
- 813,539 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 53,219 円
Total tax
- 5,511,602 円
Net pay
*
12,228,070 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
31.1%
68.9%
Net pay
31.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,228,070 円
Net pay
1,636,157 円
Tax the employer pays
5,511,602 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,147,759 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,636,157 円 to pay you 17,739,672 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.03 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.1% tax rate now rises to 36.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,739,672 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 5,511,602 円. That means that your net pay will be 12,228,070 円 per year, or 1,019,006 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.1% and your marginal tax rate is 38.4%. 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 38.43 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.57 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 616 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,079 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 12509122
29.5%
1
Canada
JPY 11487751
35.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 15229068
14.2%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 14919036
15.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 14577830
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 14056991
20.8%
4
China
JPY 13493018
23.9%
5
Thailand
JPY 13430577
24.3%
6
South Korea
JPY 12661254
28.6%
7
Indonesia
JPY 12563972
29.2%
8
New Zealand
JPY 12460269
29.8%
9
Australia
JPY 12326931
30.5%
10
Japan
JPY 12228070
31.1%
11
Pakistan
JPY 12218707
31.1%
12
Philippines
JPY 12033599
32.2%
13
Malaysia
JPY 12029560
32.2%
14
Vietnam
JPY 11783325
33.6%
15
India
JPY 9906938
44.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 15820506
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 13632320
23.2%
2
Chile
JPY 13518847
23.8%
3
Colombia
JPY 13022147
26.6%
4
Uruguay
JPY 12998196
26.7%
5
Brazil
JPY 12947626
27.0%
6
Panama
JPY 12864619
27.5%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 12530790
29.4%
8
Ecuador
JPY 12218377
31.1%
9
Mexico
JPY 12156580
31.5%
10
Peru
JPY 12078193
31.9%
11
Argentina
JPY 11529716
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 12932252
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 12495677
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 12085635
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 11920973
32.8%
4
Ghana
JPY 11888159
33.0%
5
Mozambique
JPY 11870832
33.1%
6
South Africa
JPY 11286679
36.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 11097477
37.4%
8
Cameroon
JPY 10990298
38.1%
9
Zambia
JPY 10954798
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 10819685
39.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 10306163
41.9%
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.