Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,217,264 円
Income Tax
- 466,009 円
National Surtax
- 9,786 円
Health Insurance
- 256,689 円
Pension
- 477,380 円
Unemployment insurance
- 15,652 円
Total tax
- 1,225,516 円
Net pay
*
3,991,748 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
23.5%
76.5%
Net pay
23.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
3,991,748 円
Net pay
766,155 円
Tax the employer pays
1,225,516 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
1,991,671 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 766,155 円 to pay you 5,217,264 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.82 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.5% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,217,264 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,225,516 円. That means that your net pay will be 3,991,748 円 per year, or 332,646 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.5% 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 31.86 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 68.14 円.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 681 円 of net incomes. A 5,000 円 bonus will generate an extra 3,407 円 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 4226102
19.0%
1
Canada
JPY 3841527
26.4%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 4717007
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 4525848
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 4504266
13.7%
3
Ecuador
JPY 4368976
16.3%
4
Panama
JPY 4200783
19.5%
5
Chile
JPY 4170062
20.1%
6
Colombia
JPY 4167717
20.1%
7
Peru
JPY 3958244
24.1%
8
Mexico
JPY 3942680
24.4%
9
Brazil
JPY 3868880
25.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 3727860
28.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 3390151
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 4956401
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 4956401
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 4799881
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 4799885
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 4695537
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 4643362
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4285053
17.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 3955433
24.2%
8
Lebanon
JPY 3942043
24.4%
9
Turkey
JPY 3068050
41.2%
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.