Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,558,592 円
Income Tax
- 11,967,424 円
National Surtax
- 251,316 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 115,676 円
Total tax
- 13,868,772 円
Net pay
*
24,689,820 円
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
36.0%
64.0%
Net pay
36.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
24,689,820 円
Net pay
1,768,210 円
Tax the employer pays
13,868,772 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
15,636,981 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,768,210 円 to pay you 38,558,592 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.06 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36% tax rate now rises to 38.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 38,558,592 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 13,868,772 円. That means that your net pay will be 24,689,820 円 per year, or 2,057,485 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 36.0% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41.01 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 58.99 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 590 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 2,950 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 25039978
35.1%
1
Canada
JPY 21517194
44.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 34246936
11.2%
1
Brazil
JPY 28041343
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 27626009
28.4%
3
Uruguay
JPY 27618482
28.4%
4
Colombia
JPY 27045322
29.9%
5
Chile
JPY 26888771
30.3%
6
Panama
JPY 26761249
30.6%
7
Mexico
JPY 25805167
33.1%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 25803296
33.1%
9
Argentina
JPY 25062014
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 24829782
35.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 24095400
37.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 28078016
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 27068921
29.8%
2
Nigeria
JPY 26246664
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 26126243
32.2%
4
Ghana
JPY 25659875
33.5%
5
Mozambique
JPY 25403130
34.1%
6
Zambia
JPY 23758433
38.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 23713493
38.5%
8
Cameroon
JPY 23665898
38.6%
9
Senegal
JPY 23311037
39.5%
10
South Africa
JPY 22737085
41.0%
11
Uganda
JPY 21756569
43.6%
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.