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Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,603.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,090.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Japan is
80% of people earn:
1,603 - 5,090 USD
10% earn less lthan 1,603 USD
10% earns more than 5,090 USD
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Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in USD.

<24
 
 
Average 2,345
Median 2,222
10% 1,429
25% 1,763
75% 2,788
90% 3,416
25-34
 
 
Average 3,124
Median 2,776
10% 1,387
25% 1,944
75% 3,910
90% 5,279
35-44
 
 
Average 3,524
Median 3,205
10% 1,746
25% 2,341
75% 4,348
90% 5,692
45-54
 
 
Average 3,362
Median 2,828
10% 1,143
25% 1,797
75% 4,313
90% 6,206
55+
 
 
Average 3,117
Median 2,680
10% 1,177
25% 1,767
75% 3,965
90% 5,575

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

Men
3,251 USD
2,812 USD
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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
8,791.00 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
8,578.00 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
8,055.00 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
7,365.00 USD
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
7,121.00 USD
6. Country Manager/Director Top Management
7,084.00 USD
7. IT Architect Information Technology
7,080.00 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
6,854.00 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
6,848.00 USD
10. Solution architect Information Technology
6,672.00 USD
11. Head of product development Management
6,672.00 USD
12. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
6,664.00 USD
13. Sales Director Top Management
6,265.00 USD
14. Technical Director Top Management
6,237.00 USD
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
6,215.00 USD
16. IT Manager Management
6,179.00 USD
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
6,087.00 USD
18. Marketing Director Top Management
6,062.00 USD
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
6,054.00 USD
20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
5,988.00 USD

The worst paid positions in Japan

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,327.00 USD
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,506.00 USD
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,522.00 USD
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,553.00 USD
5. Cleaner General labour
1,595.00 USD
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,606.00 USD
7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,627.00 USD
8. Packer Production
1,650.00 USD
9. General Labourer General labour
1,652.00 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,659.00 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,660.00 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,668.00 USD
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,677.00 USD
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,692.00 USD
15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,695.00 USD
16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,702.00 USD
17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,713.00 USD
18. Refuse Collector Service Industries
1,733.00 USD
19. Security Guard Security & Protection
1,739.00 USD
20. Florist Service Industries
1,741.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

BulgariaBulgaria
565 USD (net)
RomaniaRomania
1,561 USD (net)
Slovak RepublicSlovak Republic
2,378 USD (gross)
SloveniaSlovenia
2,896 USD (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-10-22 03:41:21
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-10-04 15:12:54
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-09-18 13:15:10
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-08-13 02:00:59
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-08-11 02:50:55
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-08-02 09:46:13
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-07-20 20:32:54
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-07-17 06:38:31
Male
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
ClockPosted: 2026-07-04 00:21:14
Female
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
ClockPosted: 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 3,177 USD.

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 13.50% less than men.

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