Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 2,973,684 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,751,392 JPY (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total annual 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:

3.0M - 9.8M JPY

10% earn less lthan 3.0M JPY

10% earns more than 9.8M JPY

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Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in JPY.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in JPY.

<24

Average 4.5M

Median 4.2M

10% 2.7M

25% 3.3M

75% 5.3M

90% 6.5M

25-34

Average 5.9M

Median 5.1M

10% 2.3M

25% 3.4M

75% 7.4M

90% 10.3M

35-44

Average 6.7M

Median 6.1M

10% 3.2M

25% 4.4M

75% 8.4M

90% 11.1M

45-54

Average 6.3M

Median 5.3M

10% 2.0M

25% 3.3M

75% 8.2M

90% 11.9M

55+

Average 5.8M

Median 5.0M

10% 2.1M

25% 3.2M

75% 7.4M

90% 10.6M

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

Men

6,250,044 JPY

5,406,252 JPY

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 (JPY).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

210,284,640 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

195,235,200 JPY

3. Leasing Director Leasing

183,348,000 JPY

4. Plant manager Top Management

167,631,840 JPY

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

162,092,160 JPY

6. IT Architect Information Technology

161,151,840 JPY

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

160,476,480 JPY

8. Lead developer Information Technology

156,002,400 JPY

9. Managing Director Top Management

155,880,000 JPY

10. Head of product development Management

151,866,720 JPY

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

151,685,280 JPY

12. Sales Director Top Management

144,463,680 JPY

13. Technical Director Top Management

141,973,344 JPY

14. IT Manager Management

140,635,440 JPY

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

138,559,968 JPY

16. Marketing Director Top Management

137,988,576 JPY

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

137,803,536 JPY

18. Logistics Director Top Management

135,269,568 JPY

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

134,376,624 JPY

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

130,269,456 JPY

The worst paid positions in Japan

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

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research

30,221,424 JPY

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

33,540,768 JPY

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,278,336 JPY

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

34,647,264 JPY

5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,094,096 JPY

6. Cleaner General labour

36,317,808 JPY

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,556,416 JPY

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

37,544,976 JPY

9. Packer Production

37,561,536 JPY

10. General Labourer General labour

37,675,440 JPY

11. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,764,144 JPY

12. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

37,793,088 JPY

13. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

37,981,008 JPY

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,176,272 JPY

15. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

38,338,128 JPY

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,517,696 JPY

17. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

38,588,544 JPY

18. Security Guard Security & Protection

38,640,528 JPY

19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

38,740,320 JPY

20. Cashier Banking

38,921,184 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Bulgaria

3,402,006 JPY (net)

Czech Republic

5,186,071 JPY (gross)

Poland

5,834,259 JPY (gross)

Estonia

4,361,558 JPY (net)

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 502,203 JPY.

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 13.50% less than men.

Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in JPY.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in JPY.

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

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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