Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
309,748,188 円
Income Tax
- 133,482,064 円
National Surtax
- 2,803,123 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 929,245 円
Total tax
- 138,748,788 円
Net pay
*
170,999,400 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
44.8%
55.2%
Net pay
44.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
170,999,400 円
Net pay
3,395,347 円
Tax the employer pays
138,748,788 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
142,144,135 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,395,347 円 to pay you 309,748,188 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 44.8% tax rate now rises to 45.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 309,748,188 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 138,748,788 円. That means that your net pay will be 170,999,400 円 per year, or 14,249,950 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 46.11 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.89 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 170494627
45.0%
1
Canada
JPY 147540083
52.4%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 274271695
11.5%
1
Brazil
JPY 224653800
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 209662025
32.3%
3
Panama
JPY 207780304
32.9%
4
Mexico
JPY 202078404
34.8%
5
Argentina
JPY 201335252
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
JPY 201127370
35.1%
7
Colombia
JPY 192567332
37.8%
8
Uruguay
JPY 192328195
37.9%
9
Peru
JPY 190933409
38.4%
10
Chile
JPY 189602529
38.8%
11
Ecuador
JPY 178799572
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 225368447
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 216901638
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
JPY 211165684
31.8%
3
Nigeria
JPY 210709827
32.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 205051793
33.8%
5
Mozambique
JPY 201676367
34.9%
6
Zambia
JPY 190540035
38.5%
7
Cameroon
JPY 188779683
39.1%
8
Morocco
JPY 188051134
39.3%
9
Senegal
JPY 186024794
39.9%
10
South Africa
JPY 171891363
44.5%
11
Uganda
JPY 170910847
44.8%
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.