Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,355.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,444.00 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:

1,355 - 4,444 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,355 EUR

10% earns more than 4,444 EUR

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Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in EUR.

<24

Average 2,030

Median 1,917

10% 1,224

25% 1,516

75% 2,418

90% 2,969

25-34

Average 2,673

Median 2,316

10% 1,050

25% 1,551

75% 3,388

90% 4,716

35-44

Average 3,074

Median 2,772

10% 1,464

25% 1,993

75% 3,812

90% 5,049

45-54

Average 2,892

Median 2,411

10% 934

25% 1,503

75% 3,727

90% 5,418

55+

Average 2,659

Median 2,266

10% 962

25% 1,471

75% 3,395

90% 4,818

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

Men

2,848 EUR

2,464 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

7,986.00 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

7,414.00 EUR

3. Leasing Director Leasing

6,963.00 EUR

4. Plant manager Top Management

6,366.00 EUR

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,156.00 EUR

6. IT Architect Information Technology

6,120.00 EUR

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

6,094.00 EUR

8. Lead developer Information Technology

5,924.00 EUR

9. Managing Director Top Management

5,920.00 EUR

10. Head of product development Management

5,767.00 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

5,760.00 EUR

12. Sales Director Top Management

5,486.00 EUR

13. Technical Director Top Management

5,391.00 EUR

14. IT Manager Management

5,341.00 EUR

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

5,262.00 EUR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

5,240.00 EUR

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

5,233.00 EUR

18. Logistics Director Top Management

5,137.00 EUR

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

5,103.00 EUR

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

4,947.00 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

1,147.00 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,273.00 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,301.00 EUR

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,315.00 EUR

5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,332.00 EUR

6. Cleaner General labour

1,379.00 EUR

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,388.00 EUR

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,425.00 EUR

9. Packer Production

1,426.00 EUR

10. General Labourer General labour

1,430.00 EUR

11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,434.00 EUR

12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,435.00 EUR

13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,442.00 EUR

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,449.00 EUR

15. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

1,456.00 EUR

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,462.00 EUR

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,465.00 EUR

18. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,467.00 EUR

19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,471.00 EUR

20. Cashier Banking

1,478.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

963 EUR (net)

Slovak Republic

2,017 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,588 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

571,667 JPY

Anually salary

43,056 USD

Anually salary

6,860,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-12 01:53:57

Chief Executive Officer
Top Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,588 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

571,667 JPY

Anually salary

43,056 USD

Anually salary

6,860,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-12 01:53:22

Marketing assistant
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,255 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,060 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-11 09:07:36

Chef
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,632 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

260,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,584 USD

Anually salary

3,120,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-08 18:44:47

Welder
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

5,036 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

802,400 JPY

Anually salary

60,432 USD

Anually salary

9,628,800 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-05 13:01:36

Accountant
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,636 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

420,000 JPY

Anually salary

31,632 USD

Anually salary

5,040,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-05 01:37:15

Bicycle mechanic
Service Industries

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,008 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

320,000 JPY

Anually salary

24,096 USD

Anually salary

3,840,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-02-28 22:19:38

Technical Staff
Technology, Development

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,000 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

477,933 JPY

Anually salary

36,000 USD

Anually salary

5,735,196 JPY

Posted: 2026-02-25 00:25:26

Translator
Translating, interpreting

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,783 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

284,167 JPY

Anually salary

21,396 USD

Anually salary

3,410,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-02-17 04:04:26

Electrician (industrial)
Electrical & Power Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,479 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

395,000 JPY

Anually salary

29,748 USD

Anually salary

4,740,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-02-03 13:10:12

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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 2,747 EUR.

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 13.48% less than men.

Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in EUR.

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

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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