Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,871,972 円
Income Tax
- 148,427 円
National Surtax
- 3,117 円
Health Insurance
- 141,301 円
Pension
- 262,785 円
Unemployment insurance
- 8,616 円
Total tax
- 564,246 円
Net pay
*
2,307,726 円
Marginal tax rate
23.1%
Average tax rate
19.6%
80.4%
Net pay
19.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
2,307,726 円
Net pay
421,749 円
Tax the employer pays
564,246 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
985,995 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 421,749 円 to pay you 2,871,972 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.43 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.6% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 2,871,972 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 564,246 円. That means that your net pay will be 2,307,726 円 per year, or 192,310 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.7% and your marginal tax rate is 23.1%. 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 23.12 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 76.88 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 769 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,844 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 2473779
13.9%
1
Canada
JPY 2134784
25.7%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 2596593
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 2581910
10.1%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 2570415
10.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 2538785
11.6%
4
Colombia
JPY 2494979
13.1%
5
Panama
JPY 2426570
15.5%
6
Chile
JPY 2331749
18.8%
7
Mexico
JPY 2302957
19.8%
8
Peru
JPY 2217561
22.8%
9
Brazil
JPY 2168543
24.5%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2153509
25.0%
11
Argentina
JPY 1865711
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 2401492
16.4%
1
Mozambique
JPY 2152621
25.1%
2
Angola
JPY 2116000
26.3%
3
Kenya
JPY 2088287
27.3%
4
Morocco
JPY 2082105
27.5%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 2056872
28.4%
6
Ghana
JPY 2053176
28.5%
7
Nigeria
JPY 1972625
31.3%
8
Cameroon
JPY 1938099
32.5%
9
Uganda
JPY 1911986
33.4%
10
Senegal
JPY 1886664
34.3%
11
Zambia
JPY 1811162
36.9%
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.