Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,122,380 円
Income Tax
- 92,076 円
National Surtax
- 1,934 円
Health Insurance
- 104,421 円
Pension
- 194,198 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,367 円
Total tax
- 398,995 円
Net pay
*
1,723,385 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
18.8%
81.2%
Net pay
18.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,723,385 円
Net pay
311,672 円
Tax the employer pays
398,995 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
710,667 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 311,672 円 to pay you 2,122,380 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.35 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.8% tax rate now rises to 29.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,122,380 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 398,995 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,723,385 円 per year, or 143,615 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.8% and your marginal tax rate is 20.9%. 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 20.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 79.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 792 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,958 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1892414
10.8%
1
Canada
JPY 1612228
24.0%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 1942133
8.5%
1
Guatemala
JPY 1918876
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1912872
9.9%
3
Colombia
JPY 1911644
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1899530
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1859504
12.4%
6
Mexico
JPY 1743610
17.9%
7
Chile
JPY 1738792
18.1%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1686126
20.6%
9
Peru
JPY 1653493
22.1%
10
Brazil
JPY 1640808
22.7%
11
Argentina
JPY 1378476
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2016261
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2016261
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 1952590
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 1952592
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 1910142
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1888921
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1843287
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1634270
23.0%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1620880
23.6%
9
Turkey
JPY 1174475
44.7%
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.