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Japan Employee Cost Calculator
Salary plus company insurance costs, with both sides explained.
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See what one employee costs the company, and the insurance paid by each side.
Budget model: published April 2026 onward rates held constant for 12 months. Age and pay are constant; this is not actual 2026 payroll or a forecast of later rate changes.
Hiring cost in Japan
JPY · 2026
Include regular cash allowances, overtime and commuting pay. We estimate the standard remuneration band; you can enter a determined band below.
Select the branch on your insurance documents, which may differ from where you live.
Some agricultural activities use the general rate: horticultural services, raising cattle/horses, dairy farming, poultry/pig farming and inland aquaculture. Check the official footnotes. Official category exceptions
Bonuses
Up to 3 payments in one April–March model year. Same-month payments are combined. Four or more annual payments require different remuneration treatment.
Advanced settings
Optional: your business’s merit-adjusted rate. Blank uses the selected category; 0–20%, up to four decimals.
Annual company cost
¥6,942,120
- Annual gross pay + bonuses
- ¥6,000,000
- Company insurance & contributions / year
- ¥942,120
- Employee insurance / year
- ¥881,400
- Average company cost / month
- ¥578,510
Each annual item is rounded to yen, then added. Per-person theoretical amounts can differ from payroll deductions and an employer’s aggregated assessment.
| Insurance / contribution | Company | Employee |
|---|---|---|
| Health insuranceRate per side: 4.925% / 4.925% | ¥295,500 | ¥295,500 |
| Employees’ pensionRate per side: 9.15% / 9.15% | ¥549,000 | ¥549,000 |
| Long-term care insuranceRate per side: 0% / 0% | ¥0 | ¥0 |
| Child & childcare support levyRate per side: 0.115% / 0.115% | ¥6,900 | ¥6,900 |
| Child & childcare contributionRate per side: 0.36% / 0% | ¥21,600 | ¥0 |
| Employment insurance categoryRate per side: 0.85% / 0.5% | ¥51,000 | ¥30,000 |
| Workers’ accident insurance categoryRate per side: 0.3% / 0% | ¥18,000 | ¥0 |
| Asbestos relief contributionRate per side: 0.002% / 0% | ¥120 | ¥0 |
| Who pays what / year | ¥942,120 | ¥881,400 |
Standard monthly bases
- Health insurance
- ¥500,000 (Estimate from monthly pay)
- Employees’ pension
- ¥500,000 (Estimate from monthly pay)
For ordinary employees enrolled in Kyokai Kenpo and employees’ pension. Officers, other insurers, seafarers, in-kind wages, leave exemptions and midyear changes are outside scope. Recruitment, benefits and taxes are excluded. Japanese industry labels are abbreviated; English labels are explanatory. Check the official category number.
Official sources
Checked: 2026-11-08
About Japan Employee Cost Calculator
Annualize company and employee health, pension, care, employment and accident insurance, plus Japan’s child-support levies and asbestos relief contribution. Employee deductions are already inside gross pay and are not added again to employer cost.
For one ordinary employee aged 18–69 enrolled in Kyokai Kenpo, with constant pay and full-year employment. Published rates from April 2026 onward are held constant for 12 months, with separate monthly and bonus caps. Up to three bonus payments. Recruitment, benefits, tax, officers, other insurers and leave exemptions are excluded. Rounding can differ from actual payroll and assessments.
How to use
- Enter monthly pay, age and Kyokai Kenpo branch
- Set bonuses and employment/accident insurance categories
- Review company cost, employee deductions and official sources
FAQ
What does a ¥6 million salary cost the employer?
With Tokyo, age 35, ¥500,000 monthly, no bonuses, general employment insurance and accident rate 3/1,000: annualized company contributions are ¥942,120 and total cost is ¥6,942,120. Other conditions change the result.
Can I just multiply annual salary by one rate?
No. Remuneration bands, separate caps, bonuses, age and the health-insurance branch affect the result. You can also enter determined monthly bases.
Does this calculate take-home pay?
This tool compares insurance costs. The related article explains take-home estimates using explicit family and tax assumptions.