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Japan salary tax calculator
Estimate national income tax and pay before local resident tax.
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Full-year resident · Single · Actual annual employee insurance required · Local resident tax excluded. Check the supported profile.
Results update as you type · Same cash salary all year, before deductions.
Your estimated results
National tax & supplied insurance · Local resident tax excluded ESTIMATE
- Monthly income
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- Monthly tax & contributions
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- Pay before local resident tax per month
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- Yearly income
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- Yearly tax & contributions
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- Yearly pay before local resident tax
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Monthly figures are annual averages. Local resident tax is excluded. National tax and supplied employee insurance are included; this is not your final take-home payslip.
Single full-year Japan resident employee, salary only, no dependants or disability, annual gross up to JPY 20 million. Enter actual annual employee social-insurance payments for this salary in whole yen; zero only if none applies.
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Calculation breakdown & assumptions
Single full-year Japan resident employee, salary only, no dependants or disability, annual gross up to JPY 20 million. Enter actual annual employee social-insurance payments for this salary in whole yen; zero only if none applies.
Includes annual national income tax, 2.1% reconstruction surtax and your supplied employee social-insurance payments. Local resident tax is NOT included: it normally uses prior-year income and local assessment rules, so the displayed pay is before local resident tax. Basic deduction eligibility uses employment income before social-insurance deduction. 2026 applies the enacted reform taking effect on 1 December 2026 for full-year 2026 assessment; these are not January–November payroll withholding deductions. Early death/departure returns are excluded. Check the supported profile.
- Effective deduction rate
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Monthly salary × 12 = annual salary. Monthly results are annual totals ÷ 12, not exact payroll withholding.
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Whole-yen salary and supplied social-insurance inputs. Below JPY 6.6 million, use the statutory employment-income table including its JPY 4,000 gross grouping and 2026 special rows. Taxable income rounds down to JPY 1,000; reconstruction surtax rounds down to JPY 1. Shows total annual national tax before withholding credits, not the filing balance truncated to JPY 100. Other displayed amounts are rounded to two decimals.
THE NUMBERS, EXPLAINED
Your 2026 calculation
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026 · Includes national income tax, reconstruction surtax and supplied employee social insurance; local resident tax excluded.
Includes annual national income tax, 2.1% reconstruction surtax and your supplied employee social-insurance payments. Local resident tax is NOT included: it normally uses prior-year income and local assessment rules, so the displayed pay is before local resident tax. Basic deduction eligibility uses employment income before social-insurance deduction. 2026 applies the enacted reform taking effect on 1 December 2026 for full-year 2026 assessment; these are not January–November payroll withholding deductions. Early death/departure returns are excluded.
2026 salary tax slabs
Annual taxable income in JPY, after the supported deductions. Rates apply only to income within each band. The reconstruction surtax adds 2.1% of national income tax.
| Annual taxable income band | Marginal rate |
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| Up to JPY 1,950,000 | 5% |
| Above JPY 1,950,000 to JPY 3,300,000 | 10% |
| Above JPY 3,300,000 to JPY 6,950,000 | 20% |
| Above JPY 6,950,000 to JPY 9,000,000 | 23% |
| Above JPY 9,000,000 to JPY 18,000,000 | 33% |
| Above JPY 18,000,000 to JPY 40,000,000 | 40% |
| Above JPY 40,000,000 | 45% |
Japan national tax and the 2026 deductions
Employment income comes from the statutory salary table. Below JPY 6.6 million, rounded table groups can differ from subtracting an unrounded percentage deduction. In 2026, the minimum employment deduction is JPY 740,000. The basic deduction depends on employment income before deducting employee social insurance.
| Employment income up to | Basic deduction |
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| JPY 4,890,000 | JPY 1,040,000 |
| JPY 6,550,000 | JPY 670,000 |
| JPY 23,500,000 | JPY 620,000 |
Enter the actual annual employee pension, health, care and employment-insurance payments attributable to this salary. These qualifying payments reduce both taxable income and cash pay. We do not assume an insurer, prefecture, standard remuneration band or premium rate. Entering zero means none applies.
Local resident tax is excluded from every result. It usually depends on the previous year’s income and local assessment, so salary after the included deductions is before that tax. This calculator shows annual national tax before withholding credits. It does not compute the balance payable or refundable on a return, and does not apply that balance’s separate JPY 100 truncation.
The enacted 2026 reform applies to full-year 2026 assessment from 1 December 2026. January–November withholding uses earlier payroll rules; a December adjustment or annual return can reconcile the difference. Early death or departure returns are unsupported. Future 2027 defence-tax changes are not applied to 2026.
Worked salary examples
Twelve equal salaries; monthly results are annual averages. Examples use illustrative supplied employee insurance of 10% of gross; this is an example input, not an insurance-rate assumption. All pay figures are before local resident tax.
| Annual gross | Supplied insurance | Included annual deductions | Annual pay before resident tax |
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| JPY 3,000,000 | JPY 300,000 | JPY 334,714 | JPY 2,665,286 |
| JPY 6,000,000 | JPY 600,000 | JPY 778,164 | JPY 5,221,836 |
| JPY 12,000,000 | JPY 1,200,000 | JPY 2,483,294 | JPY 9,516,706 |
Whole-yen salary and supplied social-insurance inputs. Below JPY 6.6 million, use the statutory employment-income table including its JPY 4,000 gross grouping and 2026 special rows. Taxable income rounds down to JPY 1,000; reconstruction surtax rounds down to JPY 1. Shows total annual national tax before withholding credits, not the filing balance truncated to JPY 100.
Salary after tax: common questions
Will this match every monthly payslip?
The result uses an annual estimate divided by twelve. Withholding timing, bonuses, personal reliefs and excluded payroll deductions can change actual pay. Local resident tax is excluded and can reduce pay further.
Can I compare 2026 with 2025?
Choose the income year above. Each year has separate effective dates and sourced rules. The basic and employment deductions changed again in 2026.
Sources you can check
Official sources checked on 10 October 2026. These estimates have not had a qualified external tax review. Legislation and year-specific guidance determine the supported calculation.
- NTA: salary income deduction
Income Tax Act article 28 and Fifth Schedule; Special Taxation Measures Act article 29-4. Separate 2025/2026 deductions and special 2026 rows below JPY 2.2 million.
- NTA: statutory employment-income table example
2025 gross below JPY 6.6m uses table grouping rather than unrounded percentage expenses; JPY 5m salary gives JPY 3.56m employment income.
- NTA: basic deduction
Income Tax Act article 86; Special Taxation Measures Act article 41-16-2. Distinct 2025/2026 income-tested deductions and 1 December 2026 commencement.
- NTA: national income tax rates
Income Tax Act article 89: seven bands 5%–45%, applied after taxable income truncation to JPY 1,000.
- NTA: social-insurance deduction
Income Tax Act article 74: qualifying employee social-insurance payments are deducted in full. Use actual supplied annual payments, not a guessed premium.
- NTA: 2025 tax calculation instructions
Reconstruction surtax 2.1%, truncate fractions below JPY 1; total tax before withholding differs from final payment/refund balance.
- NTA: 2026 enacted reform Q&A
Annual assessment effective dates; 2026 Q3-1 confirms special employment-income rows and distinguishes year-end adjustment from earlier payroll.