Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,691,660 円
Income Tax
- 547,254 円
National Surtax
- 11,492 円
Health Insurance
- 280,030 円
Pension
- 520,787 円
Unemployment insurance
- 17,075 円
Total tax
- 1,376,638 円
Net pay
*
4,315,022 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.2%
75.8%
Net pay
24.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,315,022 円
Net pay
835,820 円
Tax the employer pays
1,376,638 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,212,458 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 835,820 円 to pay you 5,691,660 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 3.89 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.2% tax rate now rises to 33.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 5,691,660 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,376,638 円. That means that your net pay will be 4,315,022 円 per year, or 359,585 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.2% 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 4577104
19.6%
1
Canada
JPY 4158596
26.9%
2
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
JPY 4270735
25.0%
1
Angola
JPY 4167323
26.8%
2
Kenya
JPY 4062068
28.6%
3
Mozambique
JPY 4039624
29.0%
4
Ghana
JPY 3918399
31.2%
5
Nigeria
JPY 3890577
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 3852363
32.3%
7
Morocco
JPY 3796527
33.3%
8
Uganda
JPY 3679756
35.4%
9
Cameroon
JPY 3654866
35.8%
10
Senegal
JPY 3590878
36.9%
11
Zambia
JPY 3545270
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
JPY 5407077
5.0%
1
Qatar
JPY 5407077
5.0%
2
Bahrain
JPY 5236328
8.0%
3
Oman
JPY 5236326
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
JPY 5122494
10.0%
5
Kuwait
JPY 5065579
11.0%
6
Israel
JPY 4619034
18.9%
7
Egypt
JPY 4311230
24.3%
8
Lebanon
JPY 4297840
24.5%
9
Turkey
JPY 3344343
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.