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Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,459.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,472.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Japan is
80% of people earn:
1,459 - 4,472 EUR
10% earn less lthan 1,459 EUR
10% earns more than 4,472 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 2,123
Median 1,996
10% 1,249
25% 1,563
75% 2,540
90% 3,149
25-34
 
 
Average 2,766
Median 2,485
10% 1,288
25% 1,771
75% 3,443
90% 4,589
35-44
 
 
Average 3,096
Median 2,804
10% 1,506
25% 2,032
75% 3,831
90% 5,041
45-54
 
 
Average 2,896
Median 2,392
10% 897
25% 1,473
75% 3,741
90% 5,484
55+
 
 
Average 2,710
Median 2,278
10% 919
25% 1,448
75% 3,478
90% 5,005

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

Men
2,899 EUR
2,509 EUR
Women
In general, in Japan, men earn 15.5% 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
7,784.00 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
7,619.00 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
7,155.00 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
6,542.00 EUR
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,325.00 EUR
6. IT Architect Information Technology
6,289.00 EUR
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
6,243.00 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
6,088.00 EUR
9. Managing Director Top Management
6,083.00 EUR
10. Solution architect Information Technology
5,926.00 EUR
11. Head of product development Management
5,926.00 EUR
12. Economic/Financial Director Top Management
5,919.00 EUR
13. Sales Director Top Management
5,653.00 EUR
14. Technical Director Top Management
5,540.00 EUR
15. Agile Coach Information Technology
5,520.00 EUR
16. IT Manager Management
5,488.00 EUR
17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
5,407.00 EUR
18. Marketing Director Top Management
5,385.00 EUR
19. Publishing House Director Top Management
5,378.00 EUR
20. Logistics Director Top Management
5,279.00 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
1,179.00 EUR
2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,337.00 EUR
3. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,352.00 EUR
4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,369.00 EUR
5. Cleaner General labour
1,417.00 EUR
6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,426.00 EUR
7. General Labourer General labour
1,441.00 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,451.00 EUR
9. Packer Production
1,465.00 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,473.00 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,474.00 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,482.00 EUR
13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,489.00 EUR
14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,503.00 EUR
15. Security Guard Security & Protection
1,505.00 EUR
16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,505.00 EUR
17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,511.00 EUR
18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care
1,522.00 EUR
19. Refuse Collector Service Industries
1,540.00 EUR
20. Florist Service Industries
1,554.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

RomaniaRomania
1,382 EUR (net)
MacedoniaMacedonia
772 EUR (net)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
971 EUR (net)
SerbiaSerbia
1,279 EUR (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Male
Architect
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,708 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
270,000 JPY
Anually salary
20,496 USD
Anually salary
3,240,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-10-04 15:12:54
Male
Receptionist
Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,845 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
291,667 JPY
Anually salary
22,140 USD
Anually salary
3,500,004 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-09-18 13:15:10
Male
Welder
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Japan
Education:
Secondary with school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,398 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
379,167 JPY
Anually salary
28,776 USD
Anually salary
4,550,004 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-08-13 02:00:59
Male
Land Surveyor/Geodesist
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,265 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
200,000 JPY
Anually salary
15,180 USD
Anually salary
2,400,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-08-11 02:50:55
Male
Security Guard
Security & Protection
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Japan
Education:
Secondary without school-leaving examination
Basic gross monthly salary
2,895 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
457,632 JPY
Anually salary
34,740 USD
Anually salary
5,491,584 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-08-02 09:46:13
Male
Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Japan
Education:
Primary education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,151 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
340,000 JPY
Anually salary
25,812 USD
Anually salary
4,080,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-07-20 20:32:54
Male
Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,390 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
535,969 JPY
Anually salary
40,680 USD
Anually salary
6,431,628 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-07-17 06:38:31
Male
Client officer
Banking
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,151 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
340,000 JPY
Anually salary
25,812 USD
Anually salary
4,080,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-07-04 00:21:14
Female
Beautician
Service Industries
Age group
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,631 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
416,000 JPY
Anually salary
31,572 USD
Anually salary
4,992,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-06-27 09:57:09
Male
Sales Manager
Management
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,797 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
442,222 JPY
Anually salary
33,564 USD
Anually salary
5,306,664 JPY
ClockPosted: 2026-06-21 13:18:32
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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 2,822 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 13.45% less than men.

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