Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,007,600 円
Income Tax
- 430,102 円
National Surtax
- 9,032 円
Health Insurance
- 246,374 円
Pension
- 458,195 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,023 円
Total tax
- 1,158,726 円
Net pay
*
3,848,874 円
Marginal tax rate
31.8%
Average tax rate
23.1%
76.9%
Net pay
23.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,848,874 円
Net pay
735,366 円
Tax the employer pays
1,158,726 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,894,092 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 735,366 円 to pay you 5,007,600 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.78 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.1% tax rate now rises to 33.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,007,600 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,158,726 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,848,874 円 per year, or 320,740 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.1% and your marginal tax rate is 31.9%. 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 31.85 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.15 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 682 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,408 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4070975
18.7%
1
Canada
JPY 3698892
26.1%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4527446
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4361576
12.9%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4342663
13.3%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4207734
16.0%
4
Panama
JPY 4042173
19.3%
5
Colombia
JPY 4021027
19.7%
6
Chile
JPY 3989187
20.3%
7
Peru
JPY 3805976
24.0%
8
Mexico
JPY 3801733
24.1%
9
Brazil
JPY 3716874
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3600543
28.1%
11
Argentina
JPY 3253869
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 3840171
23.3%
1
Angola
JPY 3669670
26.7%
2
Mozambique
JPY 3594985
28.2%
3
Kenya
JPY 3583226
28.4%
4
Ghana
JPY 3465894
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
JPY 3428707
31.5%
6
Nigeria
JPY 3425280
31.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 3381994
32.5%
8
Uganda
JPY 3300144
34.1%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3238376
35.3%
10
Senegal
JPY 3180442
36.5%
11
Zambia
JPY 3124573
37.6%
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.