Salary & Tax Calculator — Japan 🇯🇵
Estimate your real take-home pay in Japan. We model income tax brackets, Shakai hoken, and the personal allowance to show what actually lands in your account in JPY. Effective rate — total tax divided by gross — is what matters most for budgeting, not the headline marginal rate.
National income tax + ~15% social insurance (simplified).
Popular salaries in Japan
Pre-calculated breakdowns for common gross salaries.
How tax works in Japan
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Japan combines a seven-band national income tax with a flat 10% local inhabitant tax and roughly 15% social insurance (health, pension, employment). The system is automatically deducted via the year-end adjustment (nenmatsu chōsei), so most employees never file a return.
Gross vs. net pay in Japan
The total figure on your contract — before any tax or social deductions. In Japan this is typically quoted in JPY per year, though monthly quotes are common for white-collar roles.
What lands in your bank account after income tax and Shakai hoken. Most workers in Japan keep 67% of a ￥11,000,000 gross.
Visible on your payslip: income tax (progressive brackets) and Shakai hoken at 15.0%. These are what this calculator models.
Paid on top of your gross — pension contributions, employer social security, accident insurance. They raise the total cost of employment but do not reduce your net pay.
Japan vs. similar countries
Same ￥11,000,000 gross compared across regional peers. Numbers only — purchasing power varies.
| Country | Net / year | Net / month | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | ￥7,414,400 | ￥617,867 | 32.6% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $5,869,140 | $489,095 | 46.6% |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $6,554,923 | $546,244 | 40.4% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $8,384,850 | $698,738 | 23.8% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | ₩9,396,000 | ₩783,000 | 14.6% |
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Last updated: 2026. National income tax + ~15% social insurance (simplified).