Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,706,117,784 円
Income Tax
- 8,835,663,284 円
National Surtax
- 185,548,929 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 59,118,353 円
Total tax
- 9,081,864,922 円
Net pay
*
10,624,252,862 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
46.1%
53.9%
Net pay
46.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
10,624,252,862 円
Net pay
119,773,565 円
Tax the employer pays
9,081,864,922 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
9,201,638,487 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 119,773,565 円 to pay you 19,706,117,784 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.67 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
46.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 46.1% tax rate now rises to 46.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 19,706,117,784 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 9,081,864,922 円. That means that your net pay will be 10,624,252,862 円 per year, or 885,354,405 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 46.1% 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 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 10508759621
46.7%
1
Canada
JPY 9161110620
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 17441629894
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 14287021757
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 13229475116
32.9%
3
Panama
JPY 13154857009
33.2%
4
Mexico
JPY 12809718642
35.0%
5
Argentina
JPY 12808975489
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 12740880312
35.4%
7
Peru
JPY 12071209786
38.7%
8
Colombia
JPY 12023887759
39.0%
9
Uruguay
JPY 11972907232
39.2%
10
Chile
JPY 11827424287
40.0%
11
Ecuador
JPY 11243749555
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 14336227329
27.3%
1
Kenya
JPY 13794360355
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 13445793569
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 13404120427
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 13035750281
33.9%
5
Mozambique
JPY 12809316605
35.0%
6
Zambia
JPY 12119307337
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 11998259312
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 11942018353
39.4%
9
Senegal
JPY 11823846552
40.0%
10
South Africa
JPY 10839894641
45.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 10838914125
45.0%
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.