Salaries in Japan

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,760.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,404.00 USD (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:

1,760 - 5,404 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,760 USD

10% earns more than 5,404 USD

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Salary ranges

Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in USD.

Salaries by age group

Average salary and range in Japan by age in USD.

<24

Average 2,509

median 2,366

10% 1,489

25% 1,857

75% 3,001

90% 3,713

25-34

Average 3,358

median 2,994

10% 1,515

25% 2,110

75% 4,196

90% 5,637

35-44

Average 3,787

median 3,441

10% 1,866

25% 2,509

75% 4,677

90% 6,134

45-54

Average 3,419

median 2,848

10% 1,107

25% 1,780

75% 4,405

90% 6,399

55+

Average 3,283

median 2,788

10% 1,169

25% 1,801

75% 4,201

90% 5,983

Salaries by gender

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

Men

3,460 USD

2,990 USD

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 (USD).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

218,446,545.82 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

202,812,639.44 USD

3. Call Centre Director Top Management

195,645,308.91 USD

4. Leasing Director Leasing

190,464,623.73 USD

5. Plant manager Top Management

174,137,391.45 USD

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

168,383,379.10 USD

7. IT Architect Information Technology

167,407,093.27 USD

8. Country Manager/Director Top Management

165,950,812.60 USD

9. Lead developer Information Technology

162,057,521.02 USD

10. Managing Director Top Management

161,930,114.98 USD

11. Head of product development Management

157,761,270.81 USD

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

157,573,124.68 USD

13. Sales Director Top Management

151,980,592.07 USD

14. Technical Director Top Management

147,483,751.42 USD

15. IT Manager Management

146,093,988.54 USD

16. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

143,937,863.52 USD

17. Marketing Director Top Management

143,344,388.41 USD

18. Publishing House Director Top Management

143,152,094.17 USD

19. Air Traffic Controller Transport, Haulage, Logistics

142,818,468.12 USD

20. Logistics Director Top Management

140,519,677.96 USD

The worst paid positions in Japan

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Japan (USD)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

31,394,329.93 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

34,842,589.24 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,608,803.24 USD

4. Medical Records Clerk Medicine & Social Care

35,886,874.33 USD

5. Porter, Information Staff General labour

35,991,910.25 USD

6. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

36,631,162.65 USD

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

37,385,376.78 USD

8. Housekeeper Service Industries

37,426,857.82 USD

9. Cleaner General labour

37,727,299.04 USD

10. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,975,296.38 USD

11. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

38,755,732.45 USD

12. Packer Production

39,019,433.33 USD

13. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

39,229,801.44 USD

14. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

39,259,875.19 USD

15. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

39,455,280.50 USD

16. General Labourer General labour

39,597,945.64 USD

17. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

39,658,093.14 USD

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

39,838,387.51 USD

19. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

40,012,756.01 USD

20. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

40,086,236.70 USD

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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Salary ranges

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