Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,340,862 円
Income Tax
- 5,191,313 円
National Surtax
- 109,018 円
Health Insurance
- 817,190 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 64,023 円
Total tax
- 6,895,243 円
Net pay
*
14,445,619 円
Marginal tax rate
38.4%
Average tax rate
32.3%
67.7%
Net pay
32.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,445,619 円
Net pay
1,661,426 円
Tax the employer pays
6,895,243 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
8,556,669 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,661,426 円 to pay you 21,340,862 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.01 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.3% tax rate now rises to 37.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 21,340,862 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 6,895,243 円. That means that your net pay will be 14,445,619 円 per year, or 1,203,802 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.3% 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 38.42 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 61.58 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 14690840
31.2%
1
Canada
JPY 13361465
37.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 18218056
14.6%
1
Kazakhstan
JPY 18160107
14.9%
2
Singapore
JPY 17551323
17.8%
3
Taiwan
JPY 16545904
22.5%
4
Thailand
JPY 15923209
25.4%
5
China
JPY 15833792
25.8%
6
Indonesia
JPY 14998376
29.7%
7
South Korea
JPY 14738840
30.9%
8
New Zealand
JPY 14656994
31.3%
9
Pakistan
JPY 14559481
31.8%
10
Japan
JPY 14445619
32.3%
11
Malaysia
JPY 14331473
32.8%
12
Philippines
JPY 14324478
32.9%
13
Australia
JPY 14268374
33.1%
14
Vietnam
JPY 14124098
33.8%
15
India
JPY 11532358
46.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 19007851
10.9%
1
Costa Rica
JPY 16068607
24.7%
2
Chile
JPY 15859621
25.7%
3
Uruguay
JPY 15730501
26.3%
4
Colombia
JPY 15644641
26.7%
5
Brazil
JPY 15558488
27.1%
6
Panama
JPY 15268413
28.5%
7
Puerto Rico
JPY 14668096
31.3%
8
Mexico
JPY 14533365
31.9%
9
Peru
JPY 14283922
33.1%
10
Ecuador
JPY 14273288
33.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 13870490
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 15552118
27.1%
1
Kenya
JPY 15016510
29.6%
2
Nigeria
JPY 14535164
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 14378155
32.6%
4
Ghana
JPY 14270347
33.1%
5
Mozambique
JPY 14211605
33.4%
6
Morocco
JPY 13279755
37.8%
7
South Africa
JPY 13267334
37.8%
8
Cameroon
JPY 13182883
38.2%
9
Zambia
JPY 13169530
38.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 12980399
39.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 12286817
42.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 20273819
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 20273819
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 19753769
7.4%
3
Kuwait
JPY 19708835
7.7%
4
Oman
JPY 19633591
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
JPY 19206776
10.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 16048132
24.8%
7
Lebanon
JPY 16034742
24.9%
8
Israel
JPY 13981300
34.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 12458595
41.6%
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.