Japan income tax calculator 2026: $300K to $10M incomes

Income tax in Japan, on your number.

Enter your income. Tokyo recalculates: the tax, the effective rate, what is left, and the rank among 100 places.

In short, current to September 2026

On $1M a year, Tokyo keeps $472,308 after 53% income tax.
Tokyo ranks 100 of the 100 places on the board on what is left of $1M.
A resident pays about 20% on a capital gain in Japan. Japan carries no annual wealth tax.

Official sources: National Tax Agency of Japan, Immigration Services Agency of Japan. Checked against them on 30 September 2026. The record.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to September 2026. Updated 2 October 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Japan income tax calculator 2026: $300K to $10M incomes, patrician.ch/calculator/japan/, September 2026.

Income a year, in US dollars

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On $1,000,000 a year, Tokyo leaves you $472,308 after 53% income tax. That ranks 100 of 100 places.

Rank of 100	Address	Income tax	Effective	You keep
100	Tokyo	$527,692	53%	$472,308

Income tax only, single filer, indicative 2026 headline rates, built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000 and converted at the board's reference rates. Places level on what is left share a rank. Where an address is modeled on its regime for new arrivals, its page names the regime. Published comparison research, not tax, legal or immigration advice.

By income

Tokyo, from $300K to $10M.

Income	Income tax	Effective	You keep	You keep, JPY	Rank of 100
$300,000	$136,392	45%	$163,608	JPY 25,563,795	97
$1,000,000	$527,692	53%	$472,308	JPY 73,798,170	100
$3,000,000	$1,645,692	55%	$1,354,308	JPY 211,610,670	100
$10,000,000	$5,558,692	56%	$4,441,308	JPY 693,954,420	100

Beyond income tax.

A resident pays about 20% on a capital gain in Japan. Japan carries no annual wealth tax. Children taxed. Japan taxes heirs at progressive rates up to 55%. A spouse has a large credit.

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Questions

The short answers.

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in Japan?

53% effective on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, $527,692 of tax, so $472,308 is kept.

Single filer, income tax only, before social contributions. Tokyo ranks 100 of the 100 places on the board on what is left.

What is the income tax rate in Japan at $300K, $3M and $10M?

Effective income tax is 45% on $300,000, 55% on $3,000,000 and 56% on $10,000,000.

Those are effective rates, the tax divided by the income, on the same single-filer model.

How is a US citizen taxed on income in Japan?

The US taxes its citizens wherever they live. With US citizen ticked, the calculator charges the higher of the tax in Japan and the US federal tax on the same income.

On $1M at Tokyo that comes to $527,692, 53% effective. State tax, credits and treaty relief are not modeled.

What does the calculator leave out?

Social contributions, most deductions, wealth tax, capital gains and treaties. It is built for incomes from $300,000 to $10,000,000.

Amounts convert at the board's fixed reference rates, JPY 1 to $0.0064.

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Tax figures use a simplified marginal model with indicative 2026 brackets for a non-US single filer, ignore social contributions, most deductions, wealth taxes, and treaties, and are not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.