Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,463.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,577.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Japan is

80% of people earn:

1,463 - 4,577 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,463 EUR

10% earns more than 4,577 EUR

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Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in EUR.

<24

Average 2,150

Median 2,032

10% 1,295

25% 1,606

75% 2,560

90% 3,149

25-34

Average 2,813

Median 2,515

10% 1,280

25% 1,778

75% 3,512

90% 4,710

35-44

Average 3,243

Median 2,922

10% 1,533

25% 2,094

75% 4,027

90% 5,346

45-54

Average 2,896

Median 2,394

10% 904

25% 1,478

75% 3,738

90% 5,470

55+

Average 2,798

Median 2,389

10% 1,020

25% 1,555

75% 3,576

90% 5,067

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

Men

2,976 EUR

2,517 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

258,252,319.20 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

239,770,164.00 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

231,297,856.80 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

225,172,322.40 EUR

5. Plant manager Top Management

205,870,380.00 EUR

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

199,067,553.60 EUR

7. IT Architect Information Technology

197,913,518.40 EUR

8. Country Manager/Director Top Management

191,949,830.40 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

191,589,194.40 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

191,437,903.20 EUR

11. Head of product development Management

186,508,624.80 EUR

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

186,286,965.60 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

177,710,865.60 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

174,359,413.68 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

172,716,320.88 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

170,167,416.00 EUR

17. Marketing Director Top Management

169,465,671.12 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

169,238,382.48 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

168,843,969.84 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

166,185,994.56 EUR

The worst paid positions in Japan

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

37,115,249.76 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

41,191,843.92 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

42,097,831.92 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

42,426,450.48 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

42,550,650.00 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

43,441,157.04 EUR

7. Pre-school/School/ Kindergarder nurse Medicine & Social Care

44,197,964.88 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

44,247,046.56 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

44,602,404.96 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

44,895,487.68 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

45,755,736.48 EUR

12. Packer Production

46,129,918.32 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

46,378,669.20 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

46,414,205.04 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

46,645,012.08 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

46,813,719.36 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

46,884,791.04 EUR

18. Security Guard Security & Protection

47,057,896.32 EUR

19. Clothing/textile technologist Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

47,098,006.08 EUR

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

47,304,184.32 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Latvia

1,715 EUR (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Marketing Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,523 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

383,000 JPY

Anually salary

30,276 USD

Anually salary

4,596,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-20 14:14:10

Security Guard
Security & Protection

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

678 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

102,993 JPY

Anually salary

8,136 USD

Anually salary

1,235,916 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-19 22:32:52

IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

4,720 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

716,667 JPY

Anually salary

56,640 USD

Anually salary

8,600,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-18 05:11:20

Assistant Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

916 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

139,000 JPY

Anually salary

10,992 USD

Anually salary

1,668,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-08 17:02:16

Electrical Engineering Technician
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,580 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

391,667 JPY

Anually salary

30,960 USD

Anually salary

4,700,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-06 09:17:55

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,293 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 JPY

Anually salary

39,516 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-05 19:48:33

IT Project Manager
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,842 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

583,334 JPY

Anually salary

46,104 USD

Anually salary

7,000,008 JPY

Posted: 2025-09-28 12:53:40

Data analyst
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,581 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

240,000 JPY

Anually salary

18,972 USD

Anually salary

2,880,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-09-24 05:01:38

Machine Operator
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,370 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

208,000 JPY

Anually salary

16,440 USD

Anually salary

2,496,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-09-21 06:40:50

Food Technologist
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,647 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,764 USD

Anually salary

3,000,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-09-14 11:08:58

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Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in EUR.

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

The best paid positions in Japan

The worst paid positions in Japan

Salaries in selected countries

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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