An IT Program / Project Manager earning the median salary of ¥11.5M in Japan takes home approximately ￥8,239,312/year (￥686,609/month) after national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance, using 2026 rates.
2026 median salary for each level in Japan, and what it leaves after national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance. Single employee, Tokyo standard rates, under 40. 2026 rates.
| Level | Gross / year | Take-home / year | Per month | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | ￥7,820,000 | ￥5,829,419￥485,785/mo | ￥485,785 | 25.5% |
| Mid-levelHeadline median | ￥11,500,000 | ￥8,239,312￥686,609/mo | ￥686,609 | 28.4% |
| Senior | ￥15,180,000 | ￥10,341,680￥861,807/mo | ￥861,807 | 31.9% |
| Lead / Principal | ￥19,320,000 | ￥12,618,566￥1,051,547/mo | ￥1,051,547 | 34.7% |
The biggest pay step is Senior to Lead / Principal: ￥4,140,000 more a year before tax, of which ￥2,276,886 reaches take-home. 45% of that raise goes to national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance, against an average 32% on the Senior salary, because the extra pay is taxed at the top of your bands rather than spread across all of them.
For Mid-level roles, the middle half of IT Program / Project Manager salaries in Japan run from ￥10,925,000 to ￥11,845,000 a year, which is ￥7,878,029 to ￥8,456,083 after national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance.
The table above uses the IT Program / Project Manager median. Enter your own gross salary below for a precise figure.
Annual take-home
￥8,239,312
Monthly take-home
￥686,609
Effective deduction rate
28.4%
National income tax
￥1,107,216
Reconstruction surtax
2.1% of national income tax
￥23,252
Resident tax
~10% (prefectural + municipal)
￥779,420
Health + pension + employment insurance
￥1,350,800
An IT Program / Project Manager earning the median salary of ¥11.5M in Japan takes home approximately ￥8,239,312 per year (￥686,609 per month) after national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance, using 2026 rates.
On a median IT Program / Project Manager salary of ¥11.5M, the effective deduction rate (national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance) is 28.4%, leaving ￥8,239,312 as take-home pay.
A senior IT Program / Project Manager in Japan earns a median ￥15,180,000 a year and takes home approximately ￥10,341,680 (￥861,807 per month) after national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance, an effective rate of 31.9%.
A junior IT Program / Project Manager in Japan earns a median ￥7,820,000 a year and takes home approximately ￥5,829,419 (￥485,785 per month) after national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance, an effective rate of 25.5%.
The biggest pay step is Senior to Lead / Principal: ￥4,140,000 more a year before tax, of which ￥2,276,886 reaches take-home. 45% of that raise goes to national income tax, reconstruction surtax, resident tax, and employee social insurance, against an average 32% on the Senior salary, because the extra pay is taxed at the top of your bands rather than spread across all of them.
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