Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 257,358.00 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 805,105.00 JPY (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly 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:

257K - 805K JPY

10% earn less lthan 257K JPY

10% earns more than 805K 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 378K

Median 357K

10% 228K

25% 282K

75% 450K

90% 554K

25-34

Average 495K

Median 442K

10% 225K

25% 313K

75% 618K

90% 829K

35-44

Average 571K

Median 514K

10% 270K

25% 368K

75% 708K

90% 940K

45-54

Average 509K

Median 421K

10% 159K

25% 260K

75% 658K

90% 962K

55+

Average 492K

Median 420K

10% 179K

25% 274K

75% 629K

90% 891K

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

Men

523,586 JPY

442,801 JPY

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 18.2% 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

1,468,010.00 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

1,362,950.00 JPY

3. Leasing Director Leasing

1,279,970.00 JPY

4. Plant manager Top Management

1,170,250.00 JPY

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,131,580.00 JPY

6. IT Architect Information Technology

1,125,020.00 JPY

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,091,120.00 JPY

8. Lead developer Information Technology

1,089,070.00 JPY

9. Managing Director Top Management

1,088,210.00 JPY

10. Head of product development Management

1,060,190.00 JPY

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

1,058,930.00 JPY

12. Sales Director Top Management

1,010,180.00 JPY

13. Technical Director Top Management

991,129.00 JPY

14. IT Manager Management

981,789.00 JPY

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

967,300.00 JPY

16. Marketing Director Top Management

963,311.00 JPY

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

962,019.00 JPY

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

944,668.00 JPY

19. Logistics Director Top Management

944,329.00 JPY

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

909,423.00 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

210,978.00 JPY

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

234,151.00 JPY

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

239,301.00 JPY

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

241,875.00 JPY

5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

246,937.00 JPY

6. Cleaner General labour

253,538.00 JPY

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

255,204.00 JPY

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

260,094.00 JPY

9. Packer Production

262,221.00 JPY

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

263,635.00 JPY

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

263,837.00 JPY

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

265,149.00 JPY

13. General Labourer General labour

266,108.00 JPY

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

266,512.00 JPY

15. Security Guard Security & Protection

267,496.00 JPY

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

268,896.00 JPY

17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

269,209.00 JPY

18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

269,390.00 JPY

19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

270,450.00 JPY

20. Cashier Banking

271,712.00 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

173,727 JPY (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

PHP Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,954 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

303,333 JPY

Anually salary

23,448 USD

Anually salary

3,639,996 JPY

Posted: 2025-12-02 10:02:34

Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,482 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

230,000 JPY

Anually salary

17,784 USD

Anually salary

2,760,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-30 00:20:08

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

55+

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,566 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

398,297 JPY

Anually salary

30,792 USD

Anually salary

4,779,564 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-23 18:58:59

Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,157 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

490,000 JPY

Anually salary

37,884 USD

Anually salary

5,880,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-19 06:51:25

Junior Project Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,879 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

291,667 JPY

Anually salary

22,548 USD

Anually salary

3,500,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-11 06:46:52

TV/Film Production Assistant
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,865 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600,000 JPY

Anually salary

46,380 USD

Anually salary

7,200,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-10 02:10:27

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,165 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

336,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,980 USD

Anually salary

4,032,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-06 08:24:13

Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,434 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

533,000 JPY

Anually salary

41,208 USD

Anually salary

6,396,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-05 16:48:49

ESG manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,973 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

616,667 JPY

Anually salary

47,676 USD

Anually salary

7,400,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-05 06:45:46

Auditor
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,220 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

655,000 JPY

Anually salary

50,640 USD

Anually salary

7,860,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-28 15:49:06

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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 504,854 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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

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 15.43% 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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