Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,405,488 円
Income Tax
- 19,371,212 円
National Surtax
- 406,795 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 166,216 円
Total tax
- 21,478,580 円
Net pay
*
33,926,908 円
Marginal tax rate
46.1%
Average tax rate
38.8%
61.2%
Net pay
38.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
33,926,908 円
Net pay
1,869,291 円
Tax the employer pays
21,478,580 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,347,871 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,869,291 円 to pay you 55,405,488 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.21 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.8% tax rate now rises to 40.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 55,405,488 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 21,478,580 円. That means that your net pay will be 33,926,908 円 per year, or 2,827,242 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.8% 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 34334132
38.0%
1
Canada
JPY 29346013
47.0%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 49157804
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 40255342
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 38934488
29.7%
3
Panama
JPY 38006551
31.4%
4
Uruguay
JPY 37850612
31.7%
5
Colombia
JPY 37424011
32.5%
6
Chile
JPY 36996909
33.2%
7
Mexico
JPY 36755649
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 36694814
33.8%
9
Argentina
JPY 36012497
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 35148505
36.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 33705965
39.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 40334133
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 38861748
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 37705923
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 37621301
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 36804097
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 36353612
34.4%
6
Zambia
JPY 34119275
38.4%
7
Morocco
JPY 33922510
38.8%
8
Cameroon
JPY 33923131
38.8%
9
Senegal
JPY 33419174
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 32002878
42.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 31022362
44.0%
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.