Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 3,024,048 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,755,292 JPY (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.

Gross salary in Japan is

80% of people earn:

3.0M - 9.8M JPY

10% earn less lthan 3.0M JPY

10% earns more than 9.8M JPY

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Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in JPY.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in JPY.

<24

Average 4.6M

Median 4.3M

10% 2.6M

25% 3.3M

75% 5.5M

90% 6.9M

25-34

Average 6.0M

Median 5.3M

10% 2.6M

25% 3.7M

75% 7.5M

90% 10.1M

35-44

Average 6.7M

Median 6.0M

10% 3.1M

25% 4.3M

75% 8.3M

90% 11.1M

45-54

Average 6.2M

Median 5.1M

10% 1.9M

25% 3.1M

75% 8.0M

90% 11.8M

55+

Average 5.8M

Median 4.8M

10% 1.9M

25% 3.0M

75% 7.4M

90% 10.7M

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Japan (JPY).

Men

6,108,276 JPY

5,356,860 JPY

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 14.0% more than women.

The best paid positions in Japan

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Japan (JPY).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

202,220,640 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

196,296,480 JPY

3. Leasing Director Leasing

184,344,480 JPY

4. Plant manager Top Management

168,541,920 JPY

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

164,233,440 JPY

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

162,973,440 JPY

7. IT Architect Information Technology

162,027,360 JPY

8. Lead developer Information Technology

156,850,560 JPY

9. Managing Director Top Management

156,726,720 JPY

10. Solution architect Information Technology

152,691,840 JPY

11. Head of product development Management

152,691,840 JPY

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

152,510,400 JPY

13. Sales Director Top Management

143,206,848 JPY

14. Technical Director Top Management

142,744,896 JPY

15. Agile Coach Information Technology

142,221,456 JPY

16. IT Manager Management

141,399,792 JPY

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

139,312,944 JPY

18. Marketing Director Top Management

138,738,528 JPY

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

138,552,480 JPY

20. Logistics Director Top Management

136,004,688 JPY

The worst paid positions in Japan

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Japan (JPY)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

30,385,584 JPY

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,464,672 JPY

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

34,835,472 JPY

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,486,064 JPY

5. Cleaner General labour

36,515,088 JPY

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,755,136 JPY

7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

37,232,928 JPY

8. General Labourer General labour

37,441,008 JPY

9. Packer Production

37,765,728 JPY

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,969,344 JPY

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

37,998,432 JPY

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

38,187,504 JPY

13. Security Guard Security & Protection

38,334,672 JPY

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,383,776 JPY

15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,727,072 JPY

16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

38,798,208 JPY

17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

38,950,992 JPY

18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

39,219,984 JPY

19. Refuse Collector Service Industries

39,678,048 JPY

20. Florist Service Industries

39,959,712 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Croatia

3,785,922 JPY (net)

Hungary

5,360,316 JPY (gross)

Estonia

4,440,596 JPY (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,133,655 JPY (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,350 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

212,144 JPY

Anually salary

16,200 USD

Anually salary

2,545,728 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-11 11:53:33

Chemist
Chemical Industry

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

955 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 JPY

Anually salary

11,460 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-01 12:05:24

Chemist
Chemical Industry

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

955 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 JPY

Anually salary

11,460 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-01 12:04:37

Account Executive
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,254 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

354,167 JPY

Anually salary

27,048 USD

Anually salary

4,250,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-24 03:01:30

Project Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,309 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

520,000 JPY

Anually salary

39,708 USD

Anually salary

6,240,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-17 15:44:59

Welder
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,497 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

392,409 JPY

Anually salary

29,964 USD

Anually salary

4,708,908 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-12 11:25:27

Building Control Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,584 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

406,083 JPY

Anually salary

31,008 USD

Anually salary

4,872,996 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-07 11:31:18

Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,084 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

327,500 JPY

Anually salary

25,008 USD

Anually salary

3,930,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-02 11:04:52

IT Tester
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,567 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

403,333 JPY

Anually salary

30,804 USD

Anually salary

4,839,996 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-26 17:10:01

Logistics Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,909 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 JPY

Anually salary

22,908 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-19 17:59:06

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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Japan is 504,933 JPY.

The best-paid positions in the country Japan are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

The worst-paid positions in the country Japan are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Japan, regardless of the work they do, women earn 12.30% less than men.

Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in JPY.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in JPY.

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Japan (JPY).

The best paid positions in Japan

The worst paid positions in Japan

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

Frequently asked Questions

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