Salaries in Japan

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,526.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,686.00 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:

1,526 - 4,686 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,526 EUR

10% earns more than 4,686 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 2,175

median 2,052

10% 1,291

25% 1,610

75% 2,602

90% 3,219

25-34

Average 2,911

median 2,596

10% 1,314

25% 1,829

75% 3,639

90% 4,887

35-44

Average 3,284

median 2,984

10% 1,618

25% 2,175

75% 4,055

90% 5,319

45-54

Average 2,965

median 2,469

10% 960

25% 1,543

75% 3,820

90% 5,548

55+

Average 2,846

median 2,418

10% 1,013

25% 1,561

75% 3,642

90% 5,187

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,000 EUR

2,592 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

254,577,604.50 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

236,357,850.00 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

228,005,043.00 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

221,967,472.50 EUR

5. Plant manager Top Management

202,939,716.00 EUR

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

196,233,990.00 EUR

7. IT Architect Information Technology

195,096,226.50 EUR

8. Country Manager/Director Top Management

193,399,077.00 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

188,861,835.00 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

188,713,356.00 EUR

11. Head of product development Management

183,854,985.00 EUR

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

183,635,719.50 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

177,118,182.00 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

171,877,563.90 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

170,257,934.25 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

167,745,186.15 EUR

17. Marketing Director Top Management

167,053,550.25 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

166,829,450.55 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

166,440,642.75 EUR

20. Logistics Director Top Management

163,761,632.70 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

36,586,952.10 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

40,605,553.50 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

41,498,499.30 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

41,822,563.35 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

41,944,972.20 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

42,689,956.95 EUR

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

43,568,918.10 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

43,617,260.10 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

43,967,394.30 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

44,256,410.40 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

45,165,930.60 EUR

12. Packer Production

45,473,247.60 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

45,718,410.60 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

45,753,458.55 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

45,981,183.90 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

46,147,445.85 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

46,217,541.75 EUR

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

46,427,656.80 EUR

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

46,630,865.85 EUR

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

46,716,500.25 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.

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

1,335 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

198,626 JPY

Anually salary

16,020 USD

Anually salary

2,383,512 JPY

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

Junior Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

5,133 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

763,636 JPY

Anually salary

61,596 USD

Anually salary

9,163,632 JPY

Posted: 2025-07-26 13:36:47

Project Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,686 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

548,352 JPY

Anually salary

44,232 USD

Anually salary

6,580,224 JPY

Posted: 2025-07-21 17:16:31

Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,807 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

268,800 JPY

Anually salary

21,684 USD

Anually salary

3,225,600 JPY

Posted: 2025-07-16 17:39:22

IT Tester
Information Technology

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,277 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

190,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,324 USD

Anually salary

2,280,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-07-09 03:35:27

Designer
Arts & Culture

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,521 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

375,000 JPY

Anually salary

30,252 USD

Anually salary

4,500,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-06-18 03:49:09

Tractor, harvester driver
Agriculture, Food Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,388 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

504,000 JPY

Anually salary

40,656 USD

Anually salary

6,048,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-06-17 13:06:27

Administrative Worker
Administration

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,748 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

260,000 JPY

Anually salary

20,976 USD

Anually salary

3,120,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-05-13 05:51:04

Design Engineer
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,588 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

385,000 JPY

Anually salary

31,056 USD

Anually salary

4,620,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-05-10 16:49:30

IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

45-54

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

3,226 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

480,000 JPY

Anually salary

38,712 USD

Anually salary

5,760,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-04-28 22:05:35

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