Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
298,952,420 円
Income Tax
- 128,638,543 円
National Surtax
- 2,701,409 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 896,857 円
Total tax
- 133,771,166 円
Net pay
*
165,181,254 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.7%
55.3%
Net pay
44.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
165,181,254 円
Net pay
3,330,573 円
Tax the employer pays
133,771,166 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
137,101,738 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,330,573 円 to pay you 298,952,420 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.59 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.7% tax rate now rises to 45.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 298,952,420 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 133,771,166 円. That means that your net pay will be 165,181,254 円 per year, or 13,765,105 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.8% and your marginal tax rate is 46.1%. 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 539 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,695 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 164740483
44.9%
1
Canada
JPY 142523246
52.3%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 264716566
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 216826868
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 202415366
32.3%
3
Panama
JPY 200574129
32.9%
4
Mexico
JPY 195061155
34.8%
5
Argentina
JPY 194318002
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 194147906
35.1%
7
Colombia
JPY 185982172
37.8%
8
Uruguay
JPY 185771277
37.9%
9
Peru
JPY 184321001
38.3%
10
Chile
JPY 183125068
38.7%
11
Ecuador
JPY 172640966
42.3%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 297320391
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
JPY 296737231
0.7%
2
Bahrain
JPY 294589210
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 284004799
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 284004799
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 275036228
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 224256800
25.0%
7
Lebanon
JPY 224243410
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 174142342
41.8%
9
Israel
JPY 153243468
48.7%
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.