Salaries in Japan

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 3,076,416 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,645,516 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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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in JPY.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Japan by age in JPY.

<24

Average 4.5M

median 4.2M

10% 2.7M

25% 3.3M

75% 5.3M

90% 6.6M

25-34

Average 6.0M

median 5.4M

10% 2.7M

25% 3.8M

75% 7.5M

90% 10.1M

35-44

Average 6.8M

median 6.2M

10% 3.4M

25% 4.5M

75% 8.4M

90% 11.1M

45-54

Average 6.2M

median 5.2M

10% 2.1M

25% 3.3M

75% 8.0M

90% 11.6M

55+

Average 5.9M

median 5.0M

10% 2.1M

25% 3.3M

75% 7.5M

90% 10.7M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

6,207,984 JPY

5,397,984 JPY

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 15.0% 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

210,902,400 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

195,809,760 JPY

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

188,890,560 JPY

4. Leasing Director Leasing

183,888,000 JPY

5. Plant manager Top Management

168,124,320 JPY

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

166,934,880 JPY

7. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

162,568,800 JPY

8. IT Architect Information Technology

161,625,600 JPY

9. Lead developer Information Technology

156,461,760 JPY

10. Managing Director Top Management

156,337,920 JPY

11. Head of product development Management

152,313,120 JPY

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

152,131,680 JPY

13. Sales Director Top Management

143,834,112 JPY

14. Technical Director Top Management

142,390,944 JPY

15. IT Manager Management

141,049,152 JPY

16. Marketing Director Top Management

138,394,512 JPY

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

138,208,896 JPY

18. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

137,886,912 JPY

19. Logistics Director Top Management

135,667,440 JPY

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

135,156,816 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

30,310,272 JPY

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

33,639,408 JPY

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,379,280 JPY

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

34,647,552 JPY

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

34,749,072 JPY

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,483,184 JPY

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

36,094,464 JPY

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

36,134,496 JPY

9. Cleaner General labour

36,424,512 JPY

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,663,984 JPY

11. General Labourer General labour

36,969,120 JPY

12. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

37,344,672 JPY

13. Packer Production

37,672,128 JPY

14. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,875,168 JPY

15. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

37,904,256 JPY

16. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

38,092,752 JPY

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,288,592 JPY

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

38,462,688 JPY

19. Security Guard Security & Protection

38,585,664 JPY

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,631,024 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

3,796,886 JPY (gross)

Latvia

3,398,193 JPY (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,798 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

260,000 JPY

Anually salary

21,576 USD

Anually salary

3,120,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-05-13 05:51:04

Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,663 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

385,000 JPY

Anually salary

31,956 USD

Anually salary

4,620,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-05-10 16:49:30

IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,320 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

480,000 JPY

Anually salary

39,840 USD

Anually salary

5,760,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-04-28 22:05:35

Real Estate Appraiser
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,158 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

456,510 JPY

Anually salary

37,896 USD

Anually salary

5,478,120 JPY

Posted: 2025-04-23 01:20:19

Carpenter
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,052 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

296,711 JPY

Anually salary

24,624 USD

Anually salary

3,560,532 JPY

Posted: 2025-04-12 09:23:46

Food Technician
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,794 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

404,000 JPY

Anually salary

33,528 USD

Anually salary

4,848,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-04-01 11:42:09

Country Manager/Director
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

865 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

125,000 JPY

Anually salary

10,380 USD

Anually salary

1,500,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-03-20 09:04:40

Civil Engineer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,421 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

350,000 JPY

Anually salary

29,052 USD

Anually salary

4,200,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-03-18 00:20:22

Backend developer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,421 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

350,000 JPY

Anually salary

29,052 USD

Anually salary

4,200,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-03-17 07:19:51

Baker
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,075 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 JPY

Anually salary

24,900 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-03-16 07:41:59

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Salary ranges

Salaries by age group

Salaries by gender

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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