Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 3,118,596 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,560,820 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:

3.1M - 9.6M JPY

10% earn less lthan 3.1M JPY

10% earns more than 9.6M 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 4.5M

Median 4.3M

10% 2.7M

25% 3.3M

75% 5.4M

90% 6.7M

25-34

Average 5.9M

Median 5.3M

10% 2.8M

25% 3.8M

75% 7.4M

90% 9.8M

35-44

Average 6.6M

Median 6.0M

10% 3.2M

25% 4.3M

75% 8.2M

90% 10.8M

45-54

Average 6.2M

Median 5.1M

10% 1.9M

25% 3.1M

75% 8.0M

90% 11.7M

55+

Average 5.8M

Median 4.9M

10% 2.0M

25% 3.1M

75% 7.4M

90% 10.7M

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

Men

6,197,064 JPY

5,364,348 JPY

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 15.5% 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

199,692,000 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

195,465,600 JPY

3. Leasing Director Leasing

183,564,000 JPY

4. Plant manager Top Management

167,829,120 JPY

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

162,282,240 JPY

6. IT Architect Information Technology

161,341,920 JPY

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

160,172,640 JPY

8. Lead developer Information Technology

156,186,720 JPY

9. Managing Director Top Management

156,062,880 JPY

10. Solution architect Information Technology

152,045,280 JPY

11. Head of product development Management

152,045,280 JPY

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

151,863,840 JPY

13. Sales Director Top Management

145,035,360 JPY

14. Technical Director Top Management

142,140,528 JPY

15. Agile Coach Information Technology

141,619,248 JPY

16. IT Manager Management

140,801,040 JPY

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

138,723,120 JPY

18. Marketing Director Top Management

138,151,152 JPY

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

137,965,824 JPY

20. Logistics Director Top Management

135,428,832 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

30,256,992 JPY

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,318,800 JPY

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

34,688,016 JPY

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,132,688 JPY

5. Cleaner General labour

36,360,576 JPY

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,599,472 JPY

7. General Labourer General labour

36,972,576 JPY

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

37,242,864 JPY

9. Packer Production

37,605,888 JPY

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,808,496 JPY

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

37,837,584 JPY

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

38,025,792 JPY

13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,221,200 JPY

14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,563,056 JPY

15. Security Guard Security & Protection

38,615,472 JPY

16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

38,633,904 JPY

17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

38,785,968 JPY

18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

39,053,952 JPY

19. Refuse Collector Service Industries

39,510,000 JPY

20. Florist Service Industries

39,882,816 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

5,861,794 JPY (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Receptionist
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,856 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

291,667 JPY

Anually salary

22,272 USD

Anually salary

3,500,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-09-18 13:15:10

Welder
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,413 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 JPY

Anually salary

28,956 USD

Anually salary

4,550,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-08-13 02:00:59

Land Surveyor/Geodesist
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,273 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,276 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-08-11 02:50:55

Security Guard
Security & Protection

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,913 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

457,632 JPY

Anually salary

34,956 USD

Anually salary

5,491,584 JPY

Posted: 2026-08-02 09:46:13

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,164 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

340,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,968 USD

Anually salary

4,080,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-07-20 20:32:54

Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,411 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

535,969 JPY

Anually salary

40,932 USD

Anually salary

6,431,628 JPY

Posted: 2026-07-17 06:38:31

Client officer
Banking

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,164 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

340,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,968 USD

Anually salary

4,080,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-07-04 00:21:14

Beautician
Service Industries

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,648 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

416,000 JPY

Anually salary

31,776 USD

Anually salary

4,992,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-06-27 09:57:09

Sales Manager
Management

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,815 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

442,222 JPY

Anually salary

33,780 USD

Anually salary

5,306,664 JPY

Posted: 2026-06-21 13:18:32

Ward domestic
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,604 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

252,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,248 USD

Anually salary

3,024,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-06-13 12:18:44

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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 502,795 JPY.

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

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 13.44% 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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