Salary Calculator Japan

Tax Year: 2024 – 2025

If you live in Japan and earn a gross annual salary of ¥4,330,000, or ¥360,833 per month, your monthly take-home pay will be ¥295,403. This results in an effective tax rate of 18%, as estimated by our Japanese tax calculator.

The following chart outlines your earnings relative to the national average salary and minimum wage in Japan. These are annual, before-tax figures, calculated assuming full-time employment.

The average (median) annual gross salary in Japan is ¥4,330,000, according to the latest survey on wage structure from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. This works out to a monthly salary of about ¥360,833 before taxes. Although this figure represents the 50th percentile of all Japanese income earners, it is important to note that salaries in Japan vary widely depending on gender, age, employment type, and industry.

The minimum wage in Japan in 2022 is ¥961 per hour, as established by the Labor ministry's Central Minimum Wages Council. This corresponds to a minimum gross annual salary of almost ¥2,000,000, if we consider the statutory working week of 40 hours, although most employees in Japan work significantly more than that. It's important to note that the ¥961 per hour figure represents the weighted average of the different minimum wages applicable in each prefecture. Tokyo has the highest minimum hourly pay of ¥1,072, in contrast to the Okinawa and Kochi prefectures which have the lowest hourly wage of only ¥853.

Japan is the third-largest economy in the world by nominal GDP. Its industry is competitive and market-oriented, with a focus on the manufacture of precision and high technology items such as hybrid vehicles, robotics, and optical instruments. According to the Human Development Index, Japan residents enjoy a high standard of living, the country being ranked on the 19th place in terms of quality of life.

• Income Tax is a progressive tax with rates ranging from 5% to 45%. As your wage increases and falls into higher income brackets, the marginal tax rate will increase too. Employment earnings are subject to a standard deduction that reduces the taxable income. The minimum deduction is currently ¥550,000. Japan uses a pay-as-you-earn payroll system, where income tax is usually applied on the gross salary directly by the employer, who then transfers the payment to the tax authorities. This means that employees receive their monthly take-home pay from their employer, and do not typically need to file a tax return at the end of the tax year.
• Social Insurance is a tax applied on your gross income, and it comprises pension, health, unemployment, and accident compensation. Like income tax, social insurance is deducted at source from the gross salary by the employer on a monthly basis.
• Residence Tax is paid only if the taxpayer was living in Japan on the first of January of that year. This tax is applied on the yearly salary minus the employment standard deduction and any other deductions.

The information presented here is based on the fiscal regulations in Japan in 2020. Visit japan-guide.com for more details.