Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,362.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,393.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

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Gross salary in Japan is

80% of people earn:

1,362 - 4,393 EUR

10% earn less lthan 1,362 EUR

10% earns more than 4,393 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 2,066

Median 1,936

10% 1,188

25% 1,500

75% 2,486

90% 3,106

25-34

Average 2,683

Median 2,381

10% 1,180

25% 1,660

75% 3,364

90% 4,552

35-44

Average 3,005

Median 2,696

10% 1,395

25% 1,921

75% 3,740

90% 4,991

45-54

Average 2,800

Median 2,309

10% 859

25% 1,416

75% 3,619

90% 5,312

55+

Average 2,593

Median 2,167

10% 854

25% 1,362

75% 3,333

90% 4,829

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

Men

2,751 EUR

2,412 EUR

Women

In general, in Japan, men earn 14.1% 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

7,610.00 EUR

2. IT Director Top Management

7,387.00 EUR

3. Leasing Director Leasing

6,937.00 EUR

4. Plant manager Top Management

6,342.00 EUR

5. Country Manager/Director Top Management

6,180.00 EUR

6. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics

6,133.00 EUR

7. IT Architect Information Technology

6,097.00 EUR

8. Lead developer Information Technology

5,902.00 EUR

9. Managing Director Top Management

5,898.00 EUR

10. Solution architect Information Technology

5,746.00 EUR

11. Head of product development Management

5,746.00 EUR

12. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management

5,739.00 EUR

13. Sales Director Top Management

5,389.00 EUR

14. Technical Director Top Management

5,371.00 EUR

15. Agile Coach Information Technology

5,352.00 EUR

16. IT Manager Management

5,321.00 EUR

17. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry

5,242.00 EUR

18. Marketing Director Top Management

5,221.00 EUR

19. Publishing House Director Top Management

5,214.00 EUR

20. Logistics Director Top Management

5,118.00 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

1,143.00 EUR

2. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,297.00 EUR

3. Porter, Information Staff General labour

1,310.00 EUR

4. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,335.00 EUR

5. Cleaner General labour

1,374.00 EUR

6. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,383.00 EUR

7. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research

1,401.00 EUR

8. General Labourer General labour

1,409.00 EUR

9. Packer Production

1,421.00 EUR

10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics

1,428.00 EUR

11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care

1,430.00 EUR

12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care

1,437.00 EUR

13. Security Guard Security & Protection

1,442.00 EUR

14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research

1,444.00 EUR

15. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry

1,457.00 EUR

16. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy

1,460.00 EUR

17. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business

1,465.00 EUR

18. Caregiver Medicine & Social Care

1,475.00 EUR

19. Refuse Collector Service Industries

1,493.00 EUR

20. Florist Service Industries

1,503.00 EUR

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Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

The newest profiles in the salary survey

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Milling-Machine Operator
Mechanical Engineering

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary with school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,008 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

319,200 JPY

Anually salary

24,096 USD

Anually salary

3,830,400 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-19 23:57:36

Sales Representative
Commerce

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

6 to 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

4,216 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

670,000 JPY

Anually salary

50,592 USD

Anually salary

8,040,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-15 07:21:54

Car Mechanic
Car Industry

Age group

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

1,335 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

212,144 JPY

Anually salary

16,020 USD

Anually salary

2,545,728 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-11 11:53:33

Chemist
Chemical Industry

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

944 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 JPY

Anually salary

11,328 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-01 12:05:24

Chemist
Chemical Industry

Age group

Work experience:

over 10 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Postgraduate (Doctorate)

Basic gross monthly salary

944 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

150,000 JPY

Anually salary

11,328 USD

Anually salary

1,800,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-05-01 12:04:37

Account Executive
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,228 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

354,167 JPY

Anually salary

26,736 USD

Anually salary

4,250,004 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-24 03:01:30

Project Manager
Management

Age group

35-44

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

3,272 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

520,000 JPY

Anually salary

39,264 USD

Anually salary

6,240,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-17 15:44:59

Welder
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Secondary without school-leaving examination

Basic gross monthly salary

2,469 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

392,409 JPY

Anually salary

29,628 USD

Anually salary

4,708,908 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-12 11:25:27

Building Control Surveyor
Construction & Real Estate

Age group

Work experience:

3 to 5 years

Region

Japan

Education:

Follow-up/Higher Professional Education

Basic gross monthly salary

2,555 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

406,083 JPY

Anually salary

30,660 USD

Anually salary

4,872,996 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-07 11:31:18

Digital marketing specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR

Age group

25-34

Work experience:

1 to 2 years

Region

Japan

Education:

University education (Master's degree)

Basic gross monthly salary

2,061 USD

Basic gross monthly salary

327,500 JPY

Anually salary

24,732 USD

Anually salary

3,930,000 JPY

Posted: 2026-04-02 11:04:52

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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 2,729 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Japan are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Country Manager/Director.

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 12.32% 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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