Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,347.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,419.00 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:

1,347 - 4,419 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,347 EUR

10% earns more than 4,419 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 2,018

Median 1,905

10% 1,217

25% 1,507

75% 2,404

90% 2,952

25-34

Average 2,657

Median 2,302

10% 1,044

25% 1,542

75% 3,368

90% 4,689

35-44

Average 3,056

Median 2,757

10% 1,455

25% 1,981

75% 3,790

90% 5,020

45-54

Average 2,876

Median 2,397

10% 928

25% 1,495

75% 3,705

90% 5,387

55+

Average 2,644

Median 2,253

10% 957

25% 1,462

75% 3,375

90% 4,790

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

Men

2,832 EUR

2,450 EUR

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 (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management

7,940.00 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

7,372.00 EUR

3. Leasing Director Leasing

6,923.00 EUR

4. Plant manager Top Management

6,329.00 EUR

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,120.00 EUR

6. IT Architect Information Technology

6,085.00 EUR

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

6,059.00 EUR

8. Lead developer Information Technology

5,890.00 EUR

9. Managing Director Top Management

5,886.00 EUR

10. Head of product development Management

5,734.00 EUR

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

5,727.00 EUR

12. Sales Director Top Management

5,454.00 EUR

13. Technical Director Top Management

5,360.00 EUR

14. IT Manager Management

5,310.00 EUR

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

5,232.00 EUR

16. Marketing Director Top Management

5,210.00 EUR

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

5,203.00 EUR

18. Logistics Director Top Management

5,107.00 EUR

19. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

5,074.00 EUR

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

4,918.00 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

1,141.00 EUR

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,294.00 EUR

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,308.00 EUR

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,325.00 EUR

5. Cleaner General labour

1,371.00 EUR

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,380.00 EUR

7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,417.00 EUR

8. Packer Production

1,418.00 EUR

9. General Labourer General labour

1,422.00 EUR

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,425.00 EUR

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,427.00 EUR

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,434.00 EUR

13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,441.00 EUR

14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,454.00 EUR

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,457.00 EUR

16. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,459.00 EUR

17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,462.00 EUR

18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

1,472.00 EUR

19. Refuse Collector Service Industries

1,490.00 EUR

20. Au-pair General labour

1,505.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Estonia

1,988 EUR (net)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

Logistics Manager
Management

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,888 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

300,000 JPY

Anually salary

22,656 USD

Anually salary

3,600,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-03-19 17:59:06

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

3,597 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

571,667 JPY

Anually salary

43,164 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

3,597 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

571,667 JPY

Anually salary

43,164 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

1,258 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,096 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

1,636 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

260,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,632 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

5,049 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

802,400 JPY

Anually salary

60,588 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

2,643 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

420,000 JPY

Anually salary

31,716 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

2,014 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

320,000 JPY

Anually salary

24,168 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

3,007 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

477,933 JPY

Anually salary

36,084 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

1,788 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

284,167 JPY

Anually salary

21,456 USD

Anually salary

3,410,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-02-17 04:04:26

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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 2,731 EUR.

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, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress, Cleaner.

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 13.49% less than men.

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

Frequently asked Questions

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