Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,241,600 円
Income Tax
- 99,642 円
National Surtax
- 2,092 円
Health Insurance
- 110,287 円
Pension
- 205,106 円
Unemployment insurance
- 6,725 円
Total tax
- 423,853 円
Net pay
*
1,817,747 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
1,817,747 円
Net pay
329,179 円
Tax the employer pays
423,853 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
753,032 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 329,179 円 to pay you 2,241,600 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 2,241,600 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 423,853 円. That means that your net pay will be 1,817,747 円 per year, or 151,479 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 1985213
11.4%
1
Canada
JPY 1698565
24.2%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 1935017
13.7%
1
Mozambique
JPY 1698753
24.2%
2
Morocco
JPY 1679788
25.1%
3
Angola
JPY 1657405
26.1%
4
Kenya
JPY 1647026
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 1641939
26.8%
6
Ghana
JPY 1629144
27.3%
7
Cameroon
JPY 1557013
30.5%
8
Nigeria
JPY 1543846
31.1%
9
Uganda
JPY 1502244
33.0%
10
Senegal
JPY 1491278
33.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 1423483
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 2129520
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 2129520
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 2062272
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 2062272
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 2017440
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 1995025
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 1946829
13.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 1723685
23.1%
8
Lebanon
JPY 1710295
23.7%
9
Turkey
JPY 1249871
44.2%
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.