Salaries in Japan

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 3,141,912 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,647,304 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% 5.4M

90% 6.6M

25-34

Average 6.0M

Median 5.3M

10% 2.7M

25% 3.8M

75% 7.5M

90% 10.1M

35-44

Average 6.8M

Median 6.1M

10% 3.3M

25% 4.5M

75% 8.4M

90% 11.0M

45-54

Average 6.1M

Median 5.1M

10% 2.0M

25% 3.2M

75% 7.9M

90% 11.4M

55+

Average 5.9M

Median 5.0M

10% 2.1M

25% 3.2M

75% 7.5M

90% 10.7M

Salaries by gender

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

Men

6,177,012 JPY

5,337,180 JPY

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 15.7% 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

212,332,320 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

197,136,000 JPY

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

190,169,280 JPY

4. Leasing Director Leasing

185,133,600 JPY

5. Plant manager Top Management

169,263,360 JPY

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

163,670,400 JPY

7. IT Architect Information Technology

162,721,440 JPY

8. Country Manager/Director Top Management

161,305,920 JPY

9. Lead developer Information Technology

157,521,600 JPY

10. Managing Director Top Management

157,397,760 JPY

11. Head of product development Management

153,345,600 JPY

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

153,162,720 JPY

13. Sales Director Top Management

147,726,720 JPY

14. Technical Director Top Management

143,355,744 JPY

15. IT Manager Management

142,004,880 JPY

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

139,909,104 JPY

17. Marketing Director Top Management

139,332,240 JPY

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

139,145,328 JPY

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

138,821,040 JPY

20. Logistics Director Top Management

136,586,592 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

30,515,616 JPY

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

33,867,360 JPY

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,612,128 JPY

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

34,882,416 JPY

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

34,984,512 JPY

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,605,872 JPY

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

36,338,976 JPY

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

36,379,296 JPY

9. Cleaner General labour

36,671,328 JPY

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,912,384 JPY

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

37,670,976 JPY

12. Packer Production

37,927,296 JPY

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

38,131,776 JPY

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

38,161,008 JPY

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

38,350,944 JPY

16. General Labourer General labour

38,489,616 JPY

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,548,080 JPY

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

38,723,328 JPY

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,892,816 JPY

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

38,964,240 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Croatia

3,257,286 JPY (net)

Slovak Republic

4,067,196 JPY (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

1,708 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,000 JPY

Anually salary

20,496 USD

Anually salary

3,000,000 JPY

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

Firefighter, Rescuer
Security & Protection

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

862 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

126,165 JPY

Anually salary

10,344 USD

Anually salary

1,513,980 JPY

Posted: 2025-09-03 06:48:55

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,099 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600,000 JPY

Anually salary

49,188 USD

Anually salary

7,200,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-09-01 05:16:39

Backend developer
Information Technology

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,279 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

480,000 JPY

Anually salary

39,348 USD

Anually salary

5,760,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-08-31 16:34:03

Bartender
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,298 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

190,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,576 USD

Anually salary

2,280,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-08-27 20:38:23

HR Generalist
Human Resources

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,732 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400,000 JPY

Anually salary

32,784 USD

Anually salary

4,800,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-08-27 04:33:55

Translator
Translating, interpreting

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,163 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

316,667 JPY

Anually salary

25,956 USD

Anually salary

3,800,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-08-24 20:18:38

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,416 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 JPY

Anually salary

40,992 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-08-12 19:33:58

Welder
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,639 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

240,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,668 USD

Anually salary

2,880,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-08-12 13:38:51

Branch Director
Top Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

683 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 JPY

Anually salary

8,196 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-08-05 03:00:17

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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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