Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 3,088,296 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,661,260 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 - 9.7M JPY

10% earn less lthan 3.1M JPY

10% earns more than 9.7M 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 4.5M

Median 4.3M

10% 2.7M

25% 3.4M

75% 5.4M

90% 6.6M

25-34

Average 5.9M

Median 5.3M

10% 2.7M

25% 3.8M

75% 7.4M

90% 9.9M

35-44

Average 6.8M

Median 6.2M

10% 3.2M

25% 4.4M

75% 8.5M

90% 11.3M

45-54

Average 6.1M

Median 5.1M

10% 1.9M

25% 3.1M

75% 7.9M

90% 11.5M

55+

Average 5.9M

Median 5.0M

10% 2.2M

25% 3.3M

75% 7.5M

90% 10.7M

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

Men

6,283,032 JPY

5,313,612 JPY

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 18.2% 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

211,393,440 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

196,264,800 JPY

3. Leasing Director Leasing

184,315,680 JPY

4. Plant manager Top Management

168,516,000 JPY

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

162,947,520 JPY

6. IT Architect Information Technology

162,002,880 JPY

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

157,121,280 JPY

8. Lead developer Information Technology

156,826,080 JPY

9. Managing Director Top Management

156,702,240 JPY

10. Head of product development Management

152,667,360 JPY

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

152,485,920 JPY

12. Sales Director Top Management

145,465,920 JPY

13. Technical Director Top Management

142,722,576 JPY

14. IT Manager Management

141,377,616 JPY

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

139,291,200 JPY

16. Marketing Director Top Management

138,716,784 JPY

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

138,530,736 JPY

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

136,032,192 JPY

19. Logistics Director Top Management

135,983,376 JPY

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

130,956,912 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

30,380,832 JPY

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

33,717,744 JPY

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,459,344 JPY

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

34,830,000 JPY

5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,558,928 JPY

6. Cleaner General labour

36,509,472 JPY

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,749,376 JPY

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

37,453,536 JPY

9. Packer Production

37,759,824 JPY

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,963,440 JPY

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

37,992,528 JPY

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

38,181,456 JPY

13. General Labourer General labour

38,319,552 JPY

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,377,728 JPY

15. Security Guard Security & Protection

38,519,424 JPY

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,721,024 JPY

17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

38,766,096 JPY

18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

38,792,160 JPY

19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

38,944,800 JPY

20. Cashier Banking

39,126,528 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

5,751,766 JPY (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

55+

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,838 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

442,559 JPY

Anually salary

34,056 USD

Anually salary

5,310,708 JPY

Posted: 2025-12-22 18:27:33

Physiotherapist
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,591 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

404,167 JPY

Anually salary

31,092 USD

Anually salary

4,850,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-12-22 16:22:50

IT Product Manager
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,313 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

516,667 JPY

Anually salary

39,756 USD

Anually salary

6,200,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-12-21 14:17:51

Plumber
Service Industries

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,603 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,236 USD

Anually salary

3,000,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-12-09 04:48:33

PHP Programmer
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,945 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

303,333 JPY

Anually salary

23,340 USD

Anually salary

3,639,996 JPY

Posted: 2025-12-02 10:02:34

Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,475 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

230,000 JPY

Anually salary

17,700 USD

Anually salary

2,760,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-30 00:20:08

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

55+

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,554 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

398,297 JPY

Anually salary

30,648 USD

Anually salary

4,779,564 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-23 18:58:59

Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,142 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

490,000 JPY

Anually salary

37,704 USD

Anually salary

5,880,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-19 06:51:25

Junior Project Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,870 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

291,667 JPY

Anually salary

22,440 USD

Anually salary

3,500,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-11 06:46:52

TV/Film Production Assistant
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,847 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600,000 JPY

Anually salary

46,164 USD

Anually salary

7,200,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-10 02:10:27

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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 504,854 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, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

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 15.43% 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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