Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 17,436 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 54,552 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Japan is

80% of people earn:

17K - 55K EUR

10% earn less lthan 17K EUR

10% earns more than 55K 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 26K

Median 24K

10% 15K

25% 19K

75% 31K

90% 38K

25-34

Average 34K

Median 30K

10% 15K

25% 21K

75% 42K

90% 56K

35-44

Average 39K

Median 35K

10% 18K

25% 25K

75% 48K

90% 64K

45-54

Average 35K

Median 29K

10% 11K

25% 18K

75% 45K

90% 65K

55+

Average 33K

Median 28K

10% 12K

25% 19K

75% 43K

90% 60K

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

Men

35,472 EUR

30,000 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

37,439,892,158 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

34,760,458,728 EUR

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

33,532,193,794 EUR

4. Leasing Director Leasing

32,644,150,085 EUR

5. Plant manager Top Management

29,845,868,760 EUR

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

28,859,635,267 EUR

7. IT Architect Information Technology

28,692,330,077 EUR

8. Country Manager/Director Top Management

27,827,749,901 EUR

9. Lead developer Information Technology

27,775,467,029 EUR

10. Managing Director Top Management

27,753,533,726 EUR

11. Head of product development Management

27,038,916,130 EUR

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

27,006,781,291 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

25,763,469,091 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

25,277,595,435 EUR

15. IT Manager Management

25,039,389,570 EUR

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

24,669,864,432 EUR

17. Marketing Director Top Management

24,568,129,614 EUR

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

24,535,178,653 EUR

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

24,477,999,044 EUR

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

24,092,661,525 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

5,380,749,156 EUR

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

5,971,749,640 EUR

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,103,094,416 EUR

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

6,150,735,589 EUR

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

6,168,741,300 EUR

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,297,841,738 EUR

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

6,407,559,258 EUR

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

6,414,674,829 EUR

9. Cleaner General labour

6,466,192,586 EUR

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,508,681,983 EUR

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

6,633,395,761 EUR

12. Packer Production

6,687,642,429 EUR

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,723,704,858 EUR

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

6,728,856,634 EUR

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

6,762,317,672 EUR

16. General Labourer General labour

6,786,775,855 EUR

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

6,797,079,406 EUR

18. Security Guard Security & Protection

6,822,175,185 EUR

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

6,827,990,060 EUR

20. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

6,857,880,561 EUR

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Auditor
Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,301 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

655,000 JPY

Anually salary

51,612 USD

Anually salary

7,860,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-28 15:49:06

Design manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,167 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

177,730 JPY

Anually salary

14,004 USD

Anually salary

2,132,760 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-26 17:42:04

Design Engineer
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,096 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

319,200 JPY

Anually salary

25,152 USD

Anually salary

3,830,400 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-24 11:01:22

Marketing Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,515 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

383,000 JPY

Anually salary

30,180 USD

Anually salary

4,596,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-20 14:14:10

Security Guard
Security & Protection

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

676 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

102,993 JPY

Anually salary

8,112 USD

Anually salary

1,235,916 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-19 22:32:52

IT/Technical Support Specialist
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

4,706 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

716,667 JPY

Anually salary

56,472 USD

Anually salary

8,600,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-18 05:11:20

Assistant Cook
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

913 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

139,000 JPY

Anually salary

10,956 USD

Anually salary

1,668,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-08 17:02:16

Electrical Engineering Technician
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,572 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

391,667 JPY

Anually salary

30,864 USD

Anually salary

4,700,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-06 09:17:55

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

3,283 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

500,000 JPY

Anually salary

39,396 USD

Anually salary

6,000,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-10-05 19:48:33

IT Project Manager
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,830 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

583,334 JPY

Anually salary

45,960 USD

Anually salary

7,000,008 JPY

Posted: 2025-09-28 12:53:40

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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

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