Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,898,794 円
Income Tax
- 246,822 円
National Surtax
- 5,183 円
Health Insurance
- 191,821 円
Pension
- 356,740 円
Unemployment insurance
- 11,696 円
Total tax
- 812,262 円
Net pay
*
3,086,532 円
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
20.8%
79.2%
Net pay
20.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,086,532 円
Net pay
572,538 円
Tax the employer pays
812,262 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,384,800 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 572,538 円 to pay you 3,898,794 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.55 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.8% tax rate now rises to 31.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,898,794 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 812,262 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,086,532 円 per year, or 257,211 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.8% and your marginal tax rate is 28.9%. 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 28.90 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 71.10 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 711 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,555 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
JPY 3520538
9.7%
1
Ireland
JPY 3473142
10.9%
2
United Kingdom
JPY 3428687
12.1%
3
Russia
JPY 3391951
13.0%
4
France
JPY 3318847
14.9%
5
Norway
JPY 3220103
17.4%
6
Luxembourg
JPY 3179055
18.5%
7
Hungary
JPY 3177517
18.5%
8
Austria
JPY 3154147
19.1%
9
Ukraine
JPY 3138529
19.5%
10
Spain
JPY 3119051
20.0%
11
Czech Republic
JPY 3084163
20.9%
12
Italy
JPY 2843924
27.1%
13
Germany
JPY 2815518
27.8%
14
Greece
JPY 2813530
27.8%
15
Sweden
JPY 2811117
27.9%
16
Poland
JPY 2681199
31.2%
17
Denmark
JPY 2613736
33.0%
18
Finland
JPY 2580619
33.8%
19
Portugal
JPY 2516468
35.5%
20
Netherlands
JPY 2453449
37.1%
21
Belgium
JPY 2337184
40.1%
22
Romania
JPY 2280794
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 3250579
16.6%
1
Canada
JPY 2894899
25.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
JPY 3674407
5.8%
1
Taiwan
JPY 3496484
10.3%
2
Thailand
JPY 3463576
11.2%
3
Australia
JPY 3428725
12.1%
4
South Korea
JPY 3273323
16.0%
5
New Zealand
JPY 3252114
16.6%
6
Pakistan
JPY 3153442
19.1%
7
Indonesia
JPY 3137861
19.5%
8
Kazakhstan
JPY 3117767
20.0%
9
Malaysia
JPY 3088968
20.8%
10
Japan
JPY 3086532
20.8%
11
Singapore
JPY 3080808
21.0%
12
Philippines
JPY 2964690
24.0%
13
Vietnam
JPY 2854059
26.8%
14
China
JPY 2729541
30.0%
15
India
JPY 2570603
34.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 3524958
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 3457334
11.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 3451654
11.5%
3
Ecuador
JPY 3354554
14.0%
4
Colombia
JPY 3244914
16.8%
5
Panama
JPY 3203361
17.8%
6
Chile
JPY 3142707
19.4%
7
Mexico
JPY 3050840
21.8%
8
Peru
JPY 2990244
23.3%
9
Brazil
JPY 2912989
25.3%
10
Uruguay
JPY 2830634
27.4%
11
Argentina
JPY 2533146
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 3703854
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 3703854
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 3586889
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 3586892
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 3508915
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 3469927
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 3305960
15.2%
7
Egypt
JPY 2966581
23.9%
8
Lebanon
JPY 2953191
24.3%
9
Turkey
JPY 2295667
41.1%
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.