Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
55,497,520 円
Income Tax
- 19,412,502 円
National Surtax
- 407,663 円
Health Insurance
- 820,656 円
Pension
- 713,700 円
Unemployment insurance
- 166,493 円
Total tax
- 21,521,013 円
Net pay
*
33,976,507 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
33,976,507 円
Net pay
1,869,843 円
Tax the employer pays
21,521,013 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
23,390,856 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,869,843 円 to pay you 55,497,520 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 55,497,520 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 21,521,013 円. That means that your net pay will be 33,976,507 円 per year, or 2,831,376 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 46.10 円, hence, your net pay will only increase by 53.90 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
JPY 48282842
13.0%
1
Hungary
JPY 45230479
18.5%
2
Ukraine
JPY 44675504
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
JPY 42570491
23.3%
4
Switzerland
JPY 34960135
37.0%
5
Romania
JPY 32466050
41.5%
6
Poland
JPY 32365834
41.7%
7
United Kingdom
JPY 32146226
42.1%
8
Spain
JPY 31455362
43.3%
9
Greece
JPY 31395035
43.4%
10
Norway
JPY 31366450
43.5%
11
Austria
JPY 31339007
43.5%
12
Denmark
JPY 30412240
45.2%
13
Luxembourg
JPY 29635798
46.6%
14
Netherlands
JPY 29438742
47.0%
15
Sweden
JPY 29223186
47.3%
16
France
JPY 29100048
47.6%
17
Germany
JPY 28995081
47.8%
18
Ireland
JPY 28918843
47.9%
19
Italy
JPY 26303179
52.6%
20
Finland
JPY 22790815
58.9%
21
Belgium
JPY 21581434
61.1%
22
Portugal
JPY 21354793
61.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
JPY 34385025
38.0%
1
Canada
JPY 29388781
47.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
JPY 48901099
11.9%
1
Hong Kong
JPY 46568082
16.1%
2
Singapore
JPY 44606501
19.6%
3
Thailand
JPY 38195322
31.2%
4
Indonesia
JPY 38088277
31.4%
5
Taiwan
JPY 37177225
33.0%
6
Pakistan
JPY 36761308
33.8%
7
Vietnam
JPY 36325926
34.5%
8
Philippines
JPY 35537657
36.0%
9
New Zealand
JPY 35492556
36.1%
10
Malaysia
JPY 35445966
36.1%
11
China
JPY 34895900
37.1%
12
Japan
JPY 33976507
38.8%
13
South Korea
JPY 33554653
39.5%
14
Australia
JPY 32371402
41.7%
15
India
JPY 27638894
50.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 49239260
11.3%
1
Brazil
JPY 40322066
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 38996264
29.7%
3
Panama
JPY 38067982
31.4%
4
Uruguay
JPY 37906509
31.7%
5
Colombia
JPY 37480150
32.5%
6
Chile
JPY 37052128
33.2%
7
Mexico
JPY 36815470
33.7%
8
Puerto Rico
JPY 36754313
33.8%
9
Argentina
JPY 36072317
35.0%
10
Peru
JPY 35204875
36.6%
11
Ecuador
JPY 33758466
39.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 40401087
27.2%
1
Kenya
JPY 38926170
29.9%
2
Nigeria
JPY 37768523
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
JPY 37684097
32.1%
4
Ghana
JPY 36864976
33.6%
5
Mozambique
JPY 36413433
34.4%
6
Zambia
JPY 34175874
38.4%
7
Cameroon
JPY 33979164
38.8%
8
Morocco
JPY 33978280
38.8%
9
Senegal
JPY 33474394
39.7%
10
South Africa
JPY 32053496
42.2%
11
Uganda
JPY 31072979
44.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
JPY 53865494
2.9%
1
Bahrain
JPY 53568859
3.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
JPY 53282331
4.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
JPY 52722644
5.0%
4
Qatar
JPY 52722644
5.0%
5
Oman
JPY 51057718
8.0%
6
Egypt
JPY 41665625
24.9%
7
Lebanon
JPY 41652235
25.0%
8
Turkey
JPY 32351774
41.7%
9
Israel
JPY 31516018
43.2%
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.