Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,637.00 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 5,120.00 USD (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Japan is

80% of people earn:

1,637 - 5,120 USD

10% earn less lthan 1,637 USD

10% earns more than 5,120 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 2,405

Median 2,273

10% 1,449

25% 1,796

75% 2,864

90% 3,523

25-34

Average 3,147

Median 2,814

10% 1,432

25% 1,989

75% 3,930

90% 5,270

35-44

Average 3,629

Median 3,269

10% 1,716

25% 2,343

75% 4,506

90% 5,981

45-54

Average 3,240

Median 2,678

10% 1,012

25% 1,653

75% 4,182

90% 6,120

55+

Average 3,131

Median 2,673

10% 1,141

25% 1,740

75% 4,001

90% 5,669

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

Men

3,330 USD

2,816 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

9,424.00 USD

2. IT Director Top Management

8,749.00 USD

3. Leasing Director Leasing

8,216.00 USD

4. Plant manager Top Management

7,512.00 USD

5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

7,264.00 USD

6. IT Architect Information Technology

7,222.00 USD

7. Country Manager/Director Top Management

7,004.00 USD

8. Lead developer Information Technology

6,991.00 USD

9. Managing Director Top Management

6,985.00 USD

10. Head of product development Management

6,806.00 USD

11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

6,797.00 USD

12. Sales Director Top Management

6,484.00 USD

13. Technical Director Top Management

6,362.00 USD

14. IT Manager Management

6,302.00 USD

15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

6,209.00 USD

16. Marketing Director Top Management

6,184.00 USD

17. Publishing House Director Top Management

6,175.00 USD

18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology

6,064.00 USD

19. Logistics Director Top Management

6,062.00 USD

20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications

5,838.00 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

1,354.00 USD

2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care

1,503.00 USD

3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,536.00 USD

4. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,552.00 USD

5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,585.00 USD

6. Cleaner General labour

1,627.00 USD

7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,638.00 USD

8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,669.00 USD

9. Packer Production

1,683.00 USD

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,692.00 USD

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,693.00 USD

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,702.00 USD

13. General Labourer General labour

1,708.00 USD

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,710.00 USD

15. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,717.00 USD

16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,726.00 USD

17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering

1,728.00 USD

18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,729.00 USD

19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,736.00 USD

20. Cashier Banking

1,744.00 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

Plumber
Service Industries

Age group

Work experience:

less than a year

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

1,590 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

250,000 JPY

Anually salary

19,080 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

1,929 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

303,333 JPY

Anually salary

23,148 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

1,463 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

230,000 JPY

Anually salary

17,556 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

2,533 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

398,297 JPY

Anually salary

30,396 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

3,116 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

490,000 JPY

Anually salary

37,392 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

1,855 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

291,667 JPY

Anually salary

22,260 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

3,816 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

600,000 JPY

Anually salary

45,792 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

2,137 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

336,000 JPY

Anually salary

25,644 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

3,390 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

533,000 JPY

Anually salary

40,680 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

3,922 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

616,667 JPY

Anually salary

47,064 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 3,211 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 15.44% 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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