Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 253,806.00 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 805,743.00 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:

254K - 806K JPY

10% earn less lthan 254K JPY

10% earns more than 806K 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 371K

Median 352K

10% 226K

25% 279K

75% 441K

90% 541K

25-34

Average 494K

Median 439K

10% 220K

25% 308K

75% 619K

90% 836K

35-44

Average 558K

Median 507K

10% 276K

25% 371K

75% 688K

90% 901K

45-54

Average 532K

Median 448K

10% 181K

25% 284K

75% 683K

90% 982K

55+

Average 493K

Median 424K

10% 186K

25% 280K

75% 628K

90% 882K

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

Men

514,565 JPY

445,152 JPY

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 15.6% 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

1,391,660.00 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

1,357,800.00 JPY

3. Leasing Director Leasing

1,275,130.00 JPY

4. Plant manager Top Management

1,165,830.00 JPY

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,127,300.00 JPY

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

1,121,460.00 JPY

7. IT Architect Information Technology

1,120,760.00 JPY

8. Lead developer Information Technology

1,084,950.00 JPY

9. Managing Director Top Management

1,084,100.00 JPY

10. Solution architect Information Technology

1,056,190.00 JPY

11. Head of product development Management

1,056,190.00 JPY

12. Economic/Financial Director Top Management

1,054,930.00 JPY

13. Sales Director Top Management

991,804.00 JPY

14. Technical Director Top Management

987,383.00 JPY

15. Agile Coach Information Technology

983,762.00 JPY

16. IT Manager Management

978,078.00 JPY

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

963,644.00 JPY

18. Marketing Director Top Management

959,670.00 JPY

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

958,383.00 JPY

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

947,876.00 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

210,181.00 JPY

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

238,396.00 JPY

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

240,961.00 JPY

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

245,937.00 JPY

5. Cleaner General labour

252,579.00 JPY

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

254,239.00 JPY

7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

257,611.00 JPY

8. Packer Production

261,230.00 JPY

9. General Labourer General labour

261,550.00 JPY

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

262,638.00 JPY

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

262,839.00 JPY

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

264,147.00 JPY

13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

265,505.00 JPY

14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

267,879.00 JPY

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

268,372.00 JPY

16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

269,428.00 JPY

17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

271,289.00 JPY

18. Refuse Collector Service Industries

274,457.00 JPY

19. Security Guard Security & Protection

275,324.00 JPY

20. Florist Service Industries

275,642.00 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bulgaria

89,496 JPY (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.

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,334 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

211,200 JPY

Anually salary

16,008 USD

Anually salary

2,534,400 JPY

Posted: 2026-10-22 03:41:21

Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,706 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

270,000 JPY

Anually salary

20,472 USD

Anually salary

3,240,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-10-04 15:12:54

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

1,843 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

291,667 JPY

Anually salary

22,116 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

2,395 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 JPY

Anually salary

28,740 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

1,264 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,168 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

2,891 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

457,632 JPY

Anually salary

34,692 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

2,148 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

340,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,776 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

3,386 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

535,969 JPY

Anually salary

40,632 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

2,148 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

340,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,776 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

2,628 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

416,000 JPY

Anually salary

31,536 USD

Anually salary

4,992,000 JPY

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

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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 502,946 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 13.49% 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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