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Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 19,644 USD (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 61,440 USD (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:
20K - 61K USD
10% earn less lthan 20K USD
10% earns more than 61K 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 29K
Median 27K
10% 17K
25% 22K
75% 34K
90% 42K
25-34
 
 
Average 38K
Median 34K
10% 17K
25% 24K
75% 47K
90% 63K
35-44
 
 
Average 44K
Median 39K
10% 21K
25% 28K
75% 54K
90% 72K
45-54
 
 
Average 39K
Median 32K
10% 12K
25% 20K
75% 50K
90% 73K
55+
 
 
Average 38K
Median 32K
10% 14K
25% 21K
75% 48K
90% 68K

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

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Men
39,960 USD
33,792 USD
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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
1,357,056 USD
2. IT Director Top Management
1,259,856 USD
3. Leasing Director Leasing
1,183,104 USD
4. Plant manager Top Management
1,081,728 USD
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,046,016 USD
6. IT Architect Information Technology
1,039,968 USD
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
1,008,576 USD
8. Lead developer Information Technology
1,006,704 USD
9. Managing Director Top Management
1,005,840 USD
10. Head of product development Management
980,064 USD
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
978,768 USD
12. Sales Director Top Management
933,696 USD
13. Technical Director Top Management
916,128 USD
14. IT Manager Management
907,488 USD
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
894,096 USD
16. Marketing Director Top Management
890,496 USD
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
889,200 USD
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
873,216 USD
19. Logistics Director Top Management
872,928 USD
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
840,672 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
194,976 USD
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
216,432 USD
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
221,184 USD
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
223,488 USD
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
228,240 USD
6. Cleaner General labour
234,288 USD
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
235,872 USD
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
240,336 USD
9. Packer Production
242,352 USD
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
243,648 USD
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
243,792 USD
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
245,088 USD
13. General Labourer General labour
245,952 USD
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
246,240 USD
15. Security Guard Security & Protection
247,248 USD
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
248,544 USD
17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
248,832 USD
18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
248,976 USD
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
249,984 USD
20. Cashier Banking
251,136 USD

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

PolandPoland
36,671 USD (gross)
RomaniaRomania
20,562 USD (net)
SloveniaSlovenia
33,867 USD (gross)
MacedoniaMacedonia
10,325 USD (net)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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

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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
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 04:48:33
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-12-02 10:02:34
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-11-30 00:20:08
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-11-23 18:58:59
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-11-19 06:51:25
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-11-11 06:46:52
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-11-10 02:10:27
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-11-06 08:24:13
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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
ClockPosted: 2025-11-05 16:48:49
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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
ClockPosted: 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.

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