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Japan: Take-home by Salary
| Salary | Top % | Monthly net | Welfare Pension (JP) | Health Insurance (JP) | Employment Insurance (JP) | Income Tax (withholding, JP) | Resident Tax (monthly, JP) |
|---|
| $10K | 94.69% | $1K | $0.08K | $0.04K | $0.00K | $0.01K | $0.02K |
| $20K | 85.30% | $1K | $0.15K | $0.08K | $0.01K | $0.04K | $0.07K |
| $30K | 38.36% | $2K | $0.23K | $0.12K | $0.01K | $0.07K | $0.12K |
| $40K | 13.50% | $3K | $0.30K | $0.17K | $0.02K | $0.14K | $0.18K |
| $50K | 6.31% | $3K | $0.37K | $0.21K | $0.02K | $0.26K | $0.24K |
| $60K | 4.33% | $4K | $0.37K | $0.25K | $0.03K | $0.40K | $0.31K |
| $70K | 3.30% | $4K | $0.37K | $0.29K | $0.03K | $1K | $0.39K |
| $80K | 2.67% | $5K | $0.37K | $0.33K | $0.04K | $1K | $0.47K |
| $90K | 2.24% | $5K | $0.37K | $0.37K | $0.04K | $1K | $1K |
| $100K | 1.93% | $6K | $0.37K | $0.42K | $0.05K | $1K | $1K |
| $110K | 1.69% | $6K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.05K | $2K | $1K |
| $120K | 1.51% | $7K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.05K | $2K | $1K |
| $130K | 1.36% | $7K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.06K | $2K | $1K |
| $140K | 1.24% | $7K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.06K | $2K | $1K |
| $150K | 1.14% | $8K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.07K | $3K | $1K |
| $160K | 1.05% | $8K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.07K | $3K | $1K |
| $170K | 0.98% | $9K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.08K | $3K | $1K |
| $180K | 0.92% | $9K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.08K | $4K | $1K |
| $190K | 0.86% | $9K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.09K | $4K | $1K |
| $200K | 0.81% | $10K | $0.37K | $0.44K | $0.09K | $5K | $1K |
- Single household · 0 dependents assumed
- Excluding employer share — only your deductions shown
- Peer comparison uses official government statistics
How we compute your Japan salary rank
We use MHLW's Basic Survey on Wage Structure (賃金構造基本統計調査) and NTA data to build a wage distribution by age, then pinpoint where your salary lands. Annual bonus assumed at 1.0 month of base salary (NTA national average).
Median and top-percentile salary by age
Gross annual salary of full-time wage earners by age band, from Japan's MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024). Shows the median (the line for the top 50%) and the salary thresholds to be in the top 25% and top 10%.
| Age | Median | Top 25% | Top 10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-24 | 314万円 | 351万円 | 394万円 |
| 25-29 | 375万円 | 428万円 | 499万円 |
| 30-34 | 414万円 | 496万円 | 606万円 |
| 35-39 | 453万円 | 561万円 | 704万円 |
| 40-44 | 483万円 | 619万円 | 799万円 |
| 45-49 | 502万円 | 664万円 | 870万円 |
| 50-54 | 514万円 | 693万円 | 919万円 |
| 55-59 | 522万円 | 719万円 | 967万円 |
| 60-64 | 387万円 | 523万円 | 737万円 |
| 65-69 | 313万円 | 409万円 | 565万円 |
| 70+ | 276万円 | 356万円 | 470万円 |
Source: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024). Median (p50) and the top-25%/top-10% thresholds (p75, p90) are computed from the same official distribution this site's calculator uses. Gross, pre-tax.
[Estimate] Japanese salary hensachi (deviation score) guide: in the table above, the median = a hensachi of 50, the top 25% ≈ 57, and the top 10% ≈ 63. The hensachi (mean 50, SD 10) assumes a normal approximation; pay is right-skewed, so values may differ at the high end (an approximation, not an official figure).
Your exact rank the table can't show
The table above shows the median by age band — an average across many occupations. Your rank depends not only on age but also on occupation. Enter your salary, birth year, and occupation in the calculator at the top of this page to get, in about 30 seconds, your precise age-based percentile plus your occupation-based rank, salary hensachi, and regional comparison — figures a lookup table alone cannot give you.
Sources and reliability
All data is sourced from official Japanese government agencies: MHLW (Basic Survey on Wage Structure, wage distribution), NTA (源泉徴収税額表 monthly withholding table 2026, income tax), Japan Pension Service (Employee Pension premium table), Kyoukai Kenpo (Health and Long-term Care average Tokyo rates), and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Resident Tax 10% standard). No proprietary adjustments — only official current data.
Frequently asked questions
- How is the Japan salary percentile calculated?
- Using the official wage distribution by age group from MHLW's Basic Survey on Wage Structure (賃金構造基本統計調査) and NTA, we compute where your salary falls.
- How are the deductions computed?
- Employee Pension 9.15% (employee share), Health Insurance 4.95% (Tokyo average), Long-term Care 0.795% (age 40+), Employment Insurance 0.6%, Income Tax via NTA monthly withholding table (0 dependents), Resident Tax = 10% of taxable annual income applied monthly. Annual bonus assumed at 1.0 month base salary (NTA average).
- Why use the Tokyo-average rate?
- Health and long-term care rates vary by prefecture (Kyoukai Kenpo). The Tokyo average (~4.95%) closely tracks the national average and is used as the standard. Actual rates may differ by ±0.3% depending on residence.
- How are exchange rates applied?
- Conversions between the user's input currency (e.g. KRW for Korean UI) and Japanese data (万円) use nominal exchange rates. The 2026 average rate serves as the baseline.
- Where would my Japanese salary rank in Korea or the U.S.?
- Every result page shows your salary's percentile in Korea and the U.S. via nominal FX conversion at the top. The same salary can rank quite differently across countries — see your exact figures on the result or compare page. Nominal FX fluctuates over time, so PPP-based comparisons may differ.
- How does the Japanese salary hensachi (deviation score) work?
- [Estimate] On a normal approximation (mean 50, SD 10), the median maps to a hensachi of 50, the top 25% to about 57, and the top 10% to about 63. In the age-band table above, the median / top-25% / top-10% salaries correspond to a hensachi of about 50 / 57 / 63. Pay is right-skewed, so treat these as estimates, especially at the high end (a normal-approximation estimate, not an official figure).