Salaries in Japan

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,513.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,645.00 EUR (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:

1,513 - 4,645 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,513 EUR

10% earns more than 4,645 EUR

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in EUR.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Japan by age in EUR.

<24

Average 2,156

Median 2,034

10% 1,280

25% 1,596

75% 2,579

90% 3,191

25-34

Average 2,886

Median 2,574

10% 1,303

25% 1,813

75% 3,607

90% 4,845

35-44

Average 3,255

Median 2,958

10% 1,604

25% 2,156

75% 4,020

90% 5,272

45-54

Average 2,939

Median 2,448

10% 952

25% 1,530

75% 3,787

90% 5,500

55+

Average 2,822

Median 2,396

10% 1,005

25% 1,548

75% 3,611

90% 5,142

Salaries by gender

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

Men

2,974 EUR

2,570 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

255,226,397.70 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

236,960,210.00 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

228,586,115.80 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

222,533,158.50 EUR

5. Plant manager Top Management

203,456,909.60 EUR

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

196,734,094.00 EUR

7. IT Architect Information Technology

195,593,430.90 EUR

8. Country Manager/Director Top Management

193,891,956.20 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

189,343,151.00 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

189,194,293.60 EUR

11. Head of product development Management

184,323,541.00 EUR

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

184,103,716.70 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

177,569,569.20 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

172,315,595.34 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

170,691,838.05 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

168,172,686.19 EUR

17. Marketing Director Top Management

167,479,287.65 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

167,254,616.83 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

166,864,818.15 EUR

20. Logistics Director Top Management

164,178,980.62 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

36,680,194.26 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

40,709,037.10 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

41,604,258.58 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

41,929,148.51 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

42,051,869.32 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

42,798,752.67 EUR

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

43,679,953.86 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

43,728,419.06 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

44,079,445.58 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

44,369,198.24 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

45,281,036.36 EUR

12. Packer Production

45,589,136.56 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

45,834,924.36 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

45,870,061.63 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

46,098,367.34 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

46,265,053.01 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

46,335,327.55 EUR

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

46,545,978.08 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

46,749,705.01 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

46,835,557.65 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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

853 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

126,165 JPY

Anually salary

10,236 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

4,055 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600,000 JPY

Anually salary

48,660 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

3,244 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

480,000 JPY

Anually salary

38,928 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

1,284 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

190,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,408 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

2,703 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

400,000 JPY

Anually salary

32,436 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

2,140 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

316,667 JPY

Anually salary

25,680 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

3,379 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 JPY

Anually salary

40,548 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

1,622 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

240,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,464 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

676 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

100,000 JPY

Anually salary

8,112 USD

Anually salary

1,200,000 JPY

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

Bricklayer
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,342 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

198,626 JPY

Anually salary

16,104 USD

Anually salary

2,383,512 JPY

Posted: 2025-07-28 02:35:52

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