Income tax calculator Japan
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,287,821 円
Income Tax
- 820,612 円
National Surtax
- 17,233 円
Health Insurance
- 358,561 円
Pension
- 666,836 円
Unemployment insurance
- 21,863 円
Total tax
- 1,885,105 円
Net pay
*
5,402,716 円
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
25.9%
74.1%
Net pay
25.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
5,402,716 円
Net pay
1,070,217 円
Tax the employer pays
1,885,105 円
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
2,955,321 円
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1,070,217 円 to pay you 7,287,821 円. In other words, every time you spend 10 円 of your hard-earned money, 4.06 円 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.9% tax rate now rises to 35.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 9.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,287,821 円 a year living in Japan, you will be taxed 1,885,105 円. That means that your net pay will be 5,402,716 円 per year, or 450,226 円 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.9% 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 5758086
21.0%
1
Canada
JPY 5203061
28.6%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
JPY 6569771
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
JPY 6109293
16.2%
2
Costa Rica
JPY 6083808
16.5%
3
Chile
JPY 6007366
17.6%
4
Ecuador
JPY 5828589
20.0%
5
Panama
JPY 5767160
20.9%
6
Colombia
JPY 5596015
23.2%
7
Peru
JPY 5461399
25.1%
8
Brazil
JPY 5370034
26.3%
9
Mexico
JPY 5332926
26.8%
10
Uruguay
JPY 4985185
31.6%
11
Argentina
JPY 4736013
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
JPY 5328530
26.9%
1
South Africa
JPY 5238437
28.1%
2
Kenya
JPY 5179381
28.9%
3
Mozambique
JPY 5077129
30.3%
4
Nigeria
JPY 4976286
31.7%
5
Ghana
JPY 4974260
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
JPY 4840905
33.6%
7
Morocco
JPY 4763781
34.6%
8
Cameroon
JPY 4626689
36.5%
9
Uganda
JPY 4557645
37.5%
10
Senegal
JPY 4548574
37.6%
11
Zambia
JPY 4526909
37.9%
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.