Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,650.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,161.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Japan is

80% of people earn:

1,650 - 5,161 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,650 USD

10% earns more than 5,161 USD

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Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in USD.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in USD.

<24

Average 2,424

Median 2,291

10% 1,460

25% 1,811

75% 2,887

90% 3,551

25-34

Average 3,172

Median 2,836

10% 1,444

25% 2,005

75% 3,961

90% 5,312

35-44

Average 3,658

Median 3,295

10% 1,729

25% 2,362

75% 4,541

90% 6,029

45-54

Average 3,266

Median 2,700

10% 1,020

25% 1,666

75% 4,215

90% 6,168

55+

Average 3,156

Median 2,694

10% 1,150

25% 1,754

75% 4,032

90% 5,714

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

Men

3,357 USD

2,839 USD

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 18.3% 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

9,411.00 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

8,737.00 USD

3. Leasing Director Leasing

8,205.00 USD

4. Plant manager Top Management

7,502.00 USD

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,254.00 USD

6. IT Architect Information Technology

7,212.00 USD

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

6,994.00 USD

8. Lead developer Information Technology

6,981.00 USD

9. Managing Director Top Management

6,976.00 USD

10. Head of product development Management

6,796.00 USD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

6,788.00 USD

12. Sales Director Top Management

6,475.00 USD

13. Technical Director Top Management

6,353.00 USD

14. IT Manager Management

6,293.00 USD

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

6,201.00 USD

16. Marketing Director Top Management

6,175.00 USD

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

6,167.00 USD

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

6,056.00 USD

19. Logistics Director Top Management

6,053.00 USD

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

5,830.00 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

1,352.00 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,501.00 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,534.00 USD

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,550.00 USD

5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,583.00 USD

6. Cleaner General labour

1,625.00 USD

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,636.00 USD

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,667.00 USD

9. Packer Production

1,681.00 USD

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,690.00 USD

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,691.00 USD

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,699.00 USD

13. General Labourer General labour

1,705.00 USD

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,708.00 USD

15. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,714.00 USD

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,723.00 USD

17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

1,725.00 USD

18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,726.00 USD

19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,733.00 USD

20. Cashier Banking

1,741.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

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The newest profiles in the salary survey

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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

1,474 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

230,000 JPY

Anually salary

17,688 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

2,553 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

398,297 JPY

Anually salary

30,636 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

3,141 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

490,000 JPY

Anually salary

37,692 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

3,846 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600,000 JPY

Anually salary

46,152 USD

Anually salary

7,200,000 JPY

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

Software Engineer
Information Technology

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,154 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

336,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,848 USD

Anually salary

4,032,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-06 08:24:13

Construction worker
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

3,417 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

533,000 JPY

Anually salary

41,004 USD

Anually salary

6,396,000 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-05 16:48:49

ESG manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,953 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

616,667 JPY

Anually salary

47,436 USD

Anually salary

7,400,004 JPY

Posted: 2025-11-05 06:45:46

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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 3,236 USD.

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 USD.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in USD.

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

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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