Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,208,576 円
Income Tax
- 97,546 円
National Surtax
- 2,048 円
Health Insurance
- 108,662 円
Pension
- 202,085 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,626 円
Total tax
- 416,967 円
Net pay
*
1,791,609 円
Marginal tax rate
20.8%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,791,609 円
Net pay
324,329 円
Tax the employer pays
416,967 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
741,297 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 324,329 円 to pay you 2,208,576 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.36 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.9% tax rate now rises to 29.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,208,576 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 416,967 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,791,609 円 per year, or 149,301 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.9% 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 1959507
11.3%
1
Canada
JPY 1676066
24.1%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
JPY 2015702
8.7%
1
Guatemala
JPY 1996807
9.6%
2
Ecuador
JPY 1987020
10.0%
3
Colombia
JPY 1985216
10.1%
4
Costa Rica
JPY 1976676
10.5%
5
Panama
JPY 1924711
12.9%
6
Mexico
JPY 1809003
18.1%
7
Chile
JPY 1806977
18.2%
8
Uruguay
JPY 1748109
20.9%
9
Peru
JPY 1718356
22.2%
10
Brazil
JPY 1694551
23.3%
11
Argentina
JPY 1434504
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1910579
13.5%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1674975
24.2%
2
Morocco
JPY 1658485
24.9%
3
Angola
JPY 1633380
26.0%
4
Kenya
JPY 1623910
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1620201
26.6%
6
Ghana
JPY 1605738
27.3%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1537132
30.4%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1521383
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1480779
33.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 1470473
33.4%
11
Zambia
JPY 1403174
36.5%
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.