Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 3,045,672 JPY (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 9,668,916 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 - 9.7M JPY

10% earn less lthan 3.0M JPY

10% earns more than 9.7M 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 5.3M

10% 2.6M

25% 3.7M

75% 7.4M

90% 10.0M

35-44

Average 6.7M

Median 6.1M

10% 3.3M

25% 4.4M

75% 8.3M

90% 10.8M

45-54

Average 6.4M

Median 5.4M

10% 2.2M

25% 3.4M

75% 8.2M

90% 11.8M

55+

Average 5.9M

Median 5.1M

10% 2.2M

25% 3.4M

75% 7.5M

90% 10.6M

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

Men

6,174,780 JPY

5,341,824 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

200,399,040 JPY

2. IT Director Top Management

195,523,200 JPY

3. Leasing Director Leasing

183,618,720 JPY

4. Plant manager Top Management

167,879,520 JPY

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

162,331,200 JPY

6. Country Manager/Director Top Management

161,490,240 JPY

7. IT Architect Information Technology

161,389,440 JPY

8. Lead developer Information Technology

156,232,800 JPY

9. Managing Director Top Management

156,110,400 JPY

10. Solution architect Information Technology

152,091,360 JPY

11. Head of product development Management

152,091,360 JPY

12. Economic/Financial Director Top Management

151,909,920 JPY

13. Sales Director Top Management

142,819,776 JPY

14. Technical Director Top Management

142,183,152 JPY

15. Agile Coach Information Technology

141,661,728 JPY

16. IT Manager Management

140,843,232 JPY

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

138,764,736 JPY

18. Marketing Director Top Management

138,192,480 JPY

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

138,007,152 JPY

20. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

136,494,144 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

30,266,064 JPY

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

34,329,024 JPY

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

34,698,384 JPY

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

35,414,928 JPY

5. Cleaner General labour

36,371,376 JPY

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

36,610,416 JPY

7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

37,095,984 JPY

8. Packer Production

37,617,120 JPY

9. General Labourer General labour

37,663,200 JPY

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

37,819,872 JPY

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

37,848,816 JPY

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

38,037,168 JPY

13. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

38,232,720 JPY

14. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

38,574,576 JPY

15. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

38,645,568 JPY

16. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

38,797,632 JPY

17. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

39,065,616 JPY

18. Refuse Collector Service Industries

39,521,808 JPY

19. Security Guard Security & Protection

39,646,656 JPY

20. Florist Service Industries

39,692,448 JPY

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

Poland

5,771,329 JPY (gross)

Latvia

3,826,318 JPY (net)

Slovenia

5,497,256 JPY (gross)

Estonia

4,410,600 JPY (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Laboratory Technician
Education, Science & Research

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

4,275 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

683,955 JPY

Anually salary

51,300 USD

Anually salary

8,207,460 JPY

Posted: 2026-11-09 14:48:43

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,320 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

211,200 JPY

Anually salary

15,840 USD

Anually salary

2,534,400 JPY

Posted: 2026-10-22 03:41:21

Architect
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

1,688 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

270,000 JPY

Anually salary

20,256 USD

Anually salary

3,240,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-10-04 15:12:54

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

1,823 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

291,667 JPY

Anually salary

21,876 USD

Anually salary

3,500,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-09-18 13:15:10

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

2,370 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

379,167 JPY

Anually salary

28,440 USD

Anually salary

4,550,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-08-13 02:00:59

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

1,250 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

200,000 JPY

Anually salary

15,000 USD

Anually salary

2,400,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-08-11 02:50:55

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

2,860 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

457,632 JPY

Anually salary

34,320 USD

Anually salary

5,491,584 JPY

Posted: 2026-08-02 09:46:13

Nurse
Medicine & Social Care

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Primary education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,125 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

340,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,500 USD

Anually salary

4,080,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-07-20 20:32:54

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

3,350 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

535,969 JPY

Anually salary

40,200 USD

Anually salary

6,431,628 JPY

Posted: 2026-07-17 06:38:31

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

2,125 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

340,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,500 USD

Anually salary

4,080,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-07-04 00:21:14

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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 502,946 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, 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 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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