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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR
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141.82 JPY = 1 USD

9,619,516 JPY

$67,830 USD
Tokyo

10,393,984 JPY

5,956,356 JPY

$42,000 USD
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Average Salary / Japan

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Average salary in Japan is 9,619,516 JPY per year. The most typical earning is 5,956,356 JPY. All data are based on 796 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 10,054,897 JPY. Women receive a salary of 7,133,446 JPY.

The most paid careers are Sports & Recreation with average income 17,415,252 JPY and Health Care & Medical with income 15,103,618 JPY.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 10,466,169 JPY. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 9,842,170 JPY.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 15,373,072 JPY. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 14,848,346 JPY.

Levels / Japan (Gross JPY)

Salary Levels (JPY) per Year Surveys [%]
1,418,200 JPY - 2,127,099 JPY
10 100%
1.26%
2,127,300 JPY - 2,836,199 JPY
16 98.74%
2.01%
2,836,400 JPY - 3,545,299 JPY
37 96.73%
4.65%
3,545,500 JPY - 4,254,399 JPY
45 92.09%
5.65%
4,254,500 JPY - 4,963,499 JPY
52 86.43%
6.53%
4,963,600 JPY - 5,672,599 JPY
58 79.9%
7.29%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
5,672,700 JPY - 6,381,699 JPY
67 72.61%
8.42%
6,381,800 JPY - 7,090,799 JPY
62 64.2%
7.79%
7,090,900 JPY - 7,799,799 JPY
56 56.41%
7.04%
7,800,000 JPY - 8,508,899 JPY
33 49.37%
4.15%
8,509,100 JPY - 9,217,999 JPY
54 45.23%
6.78%
9,218,200 JPY - 9,927,099 JPY
37 38.44%
4.65%
9,927,300 JPY - 10,636,199 JPY
29 33.79%
3.64%
10,636,400 JPY - 11,345,299 JPY
27 30.15%
3.39%
11,345,400 JPY - 12,054,399 JPY
27 26.76%
3.39%
12,054,500 JPY - 12,763,499 JPY
18 23.37%
2.26%
12,763,600 JPY - 13,472,599 JPY
21 21.11%
2.64%
13,472,700 JPY - 14,181,699 JPY
12 18.47%
1.51%
14,181,800 JPY - 14,890,699 JPY
17 16.96%
2.14%
14,890,900 JPY - 15,599,799 JPY
20 14.82%
2.51%
15,600,000 JPY - 16,308,899 JPY
6 12.31%
0.75%
16,309,100 JPY - 17,017,999 JPY
9 11.56%
1.13%
17,018,200 JPY - 17,727,099 JPY
11 10.43%
1.38%
17,727,300 JPY - 18,436,199 JPY
8 9.05%
1.01%
18,436,300 JPY - 19,145,299 JPY
4 8.04%
0.5%
19,145,400 JPY - 19,854,399 JPY
8 7.54%
1.01%
19,854,500 JPY - 20,563,499 JPY
3 6.53%
0.38%
20,563,600 JPY - 21,272,599 JPY
8 6.16%
1.01%
HIGH SALARIES
21,272,700 JPY - 22,690,699 JPY
7 5.15%
0.88%
22,690,900 JPY - 24,108,899 JPY
5 4.27%
0.63%
24,109,100 JPY - 25,527,099 JPY
3 3.64%
0.38%
25,527,200 JPY - 26,945,299 JPY
6 3.27%
0.75%
26,945,400 JPY - 28,363,499 JPY
3 2.51%
0.38%
28,363,600 JPY - 29,781,599 JPY
1 2.14%
0.13%
29,781,800 JPY - 31,199,799 JPY
0 n/a
31,200,000 JPY - 32,617,999 JPY
1 2.01%
0.13%
32,618,100 JPY - 34,036,199 JPY
1 1.88%
0.13%
34,036,300 JPY - 35,454,399 JPY
3 1.76%
0.38%
35,454,500 JPY - 49,636,299 JPY
11 1.38%
1.38%
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Gender / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 485 10,054,897 JPY
2 Women 177 7,133,446 JPY

Education / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Masters Degree 239 10,466,169 JPY
2 Doctorate Degree 57 9,842,170 JPY
3 Bachelors Degree 407 9,374,170 JPY
4 Some College 60 9,246,534 JPY
5 Bellow H. School 4 7,204,355 JPY
6 High School 29 6,637,083 JPY

Experience / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 75 15,373,072 JPY
2 16-20 Years 64 14,848,346 JPY
3 12-16 Years 88 11,515,622 JPY
4 8-12 Years 147 10,494,533 JPY
5 4-8 Years 163 8,423,990 JPY
6 2-4 Years 117 6,977,446 JPY
7 1-2 Years 56 6,027,265 JPY
8 0-1 Year 86 5,459,993 JPY

Age / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 7 16,309,071 JPY
2 51-55 25 15,387,254 JPY
3 41-45 57 14,422,892 JPY
4 56-60 19 12,834,530 JPY
5 46-50 35 11,643,259 JPY
6 n/a 134 11,359,623 JPY
7 36-40 103 11,019,259 JPY
8 31-35 147 8,891,989 JPY
9 26-30 179 6,906,537 JPY
10 71-75 1 6,069,811 JPY
11 21-25 83 5,502,539 JPY
12 14-20 6 3,687,268 JPY

Work Type / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Permanent 619 10,253,442 JPY
2 Self Employed 20 7,913,445 JPY
3 Contract 137 7,643,991 JPY
4 Part Time 20 5,303,993 JPY

Cities / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Okayama 1 12,891,257 JPY
2 Kawasaki 7 11,770,895 JPY
3 Shizuoka 2 11,416,350 JPY
4 Chiba 14 10,763,987 JPY
5 Tokyo 498 10,395,260 JPY
6 Niigata 3 10,210,897 JPY
7 Nagoya 35 10,069,079 JPY
8 Yokohama 51 9,289,080 JPY
9 Sapporo 8 9,203,989 JPY
10 Kobe 18 8,835,262 JPY
11 Kitakyushu 1 8,650,898 JPY
12 Osaka 66 7,700,718 JPY
13 Kyoto 11 7,629,809 JPY
14 Hamamatsu 6 7,587,263 JPY
15 --Other-- 37 7,402,900 JPY
16 Sendai 2 7,019,991 JPY
17 Hiroshima 4 6,495,265 JPY
18 Sagamihara 2 6,310,901 JPY
19 Ota 3 5,360,721 JPY
20 Saitama 12 5,133,812 JPY
21 Fukuoka 14 4,906,903 JPY
22 Kumamoto 1 3,587,995 JPY

Career Groups / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Sports & Recreation 2 17,415,252 JPY
2 Health Care & Medical 5 15,103,618 JPY
3 Finance & Banking 28 14,734,891 JPY
4 Geography & Geodesy 1 14,181,801 JPY
5 Management & Business 89 13,954,892 JPY
6 Military 2 13,345,075 JPY
7 Public Sector 12 12,111,258 JPY
8 Aviation & Shipping 11 10,763,987 JPY
9 Insurance 4 10,693,078 JPY
10 IT & Programming 103 10,508,714 JPY
11 IT & Programming II 50 10,054,897 JPY
12 Agriculture & Fishing 1 9,898,897 JPY
13 Security & Fireguard 1 9,671,988 JPY
14 Human Resources 26 9,572,716 JPY
15 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 69 9,487,625 JPY
16 Law 8 9,487,625 JPY
17 Accounting & Administration 41 9,303,261 JPY
18 Engineers & Technicians II 7 8,962,898 JPY
19 Engineers & Technicians III 6 8,906,171 JPY
20 Logistics, Road, Railway 9 8,806,898 JPY
21 Properties & Real Estates 3 8,764,353 JPY
22 Hotels & Tourism 14 8,466,535 JPY
23 Engineers & Technicians 87 8,409,808 JPY
24 Customer Services 9 8,324,717 JPY
25 Automobile 10 8,310,535 JPY
26 Salesmen & Saleswomen 20 8,026,899 JPY
27 Architect Constructions 7 7,402,900 JPY
28 Education & University 79 7,331,991 JPY
29 Engineers & Technicians IV 6 7,289,446 JPY
30 Construction & Labor Workers 9 7,105,082 JPY
31 Arts, Culture, Performance 5 6,991,628 JPY
32 Health Care & Medical II 8 6,693,810 JPY
33 Making Design 10 6,495,265 JPY
34 Organization & Coordination 13 6,098,174 JPY
35 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 6 6,027,265 JPY
36 Engineers & Technicians V 8 5,686,902 JPY
37 Media 20 5,516,720 JPY
38 Fashion 2 3,985,086 JPY
39 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 5 3,800,722 JPY

Careers / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 10 21,598,883 JPY
2 Financial Analyst 5 20,932,339 JPY
3 General Manager 15 19,429,068 JPY
4 IT Manager 17 16,933,071 JPY
5 Manager 12 15,514,890 JPY
6 Engineering Manager 8 14,068,347 JPY
7 Other Finance Career 5 13,571,984 JPY
8 Sales Manager 12 13,486,893 JPY
9 University Professor 9 13,430,166 JPY
10 Human Resources Manager 12 12,820,348 JPY
11 Public Administration 6 12,267,258 JPY
12 Chartered Accountant 5 12,125,440 JPY
13 IT Project Manager 12 12,040,349 JPY
14 Other Sales Career 4 11,146,896 JPY
15 Mechanical Engineer Lead 4 10,749,805 JPY
16 Marketing Manager 6 10,579,623 JPY
17 Technical Manager 4 10,196,715 JPY
18 Network Administrator 4 10,182,533 JPY
19 Other IT Career 4 10,097,442 JPY
20 Lead Developer 14 9,870,533 JPY
21 Other Aviation & Shipping Career 4 9,813,806 JPY
22 Software Developer 31 9,246,534 JPY
23 Software Engineer 14 9,246,534 JPY
24 Project Manager 12 8,877,807 JPY
25 Civil Engineer 4 8,565,808 JPY
26 Program Manager 5 8,494,899 JPY
27 Human Resource 6 8,225,444 JPY
28 Marketing 7 8,140,354 JPY
29 Other Management Career 8 8,026,899 JPY
30 Accountant 4 7,941,808 JPY
31 Mechanical Engineer 16 7,885,081 JPY
32 Research Engineer 13 7,885,081 JPY
33 Other Automobile Career 7 7,743,263 JPY
34 English Teacher 9 7,714,900 JPY
35 Games Developer 5 7,544,718 JPY
36 Electrical Engineer 5 7,530,536 JPY
37 University Professor Assistant 10 7,487,991 JPY
38 Sales Engineer 4 7,431,264 JPY
39 Engineer 27 7,346,173 JPY
40 Lecturer 6 7,331,991 JPY
41 Administrator 3 7,218,537 JPY
42 Other Education Career 7 7,133,446 JPY
43 System Analyst 4 7,090,900 JPY
44 Assistant Manager 6 6,863,991 JPY
45 Other Media Career 6 6,835,628 JPY
46 Other Tourism Career 4 6,793,082 JPY
47 Chemical Engineer 5 6,438,537 JPY
48 Market Research 5 6,410,174 JPY
49 Teacher 14 6,169,083 JPY
50 Architect 4 6,098,174 JPY
51 Other Marketing Career 6 5,715,266 JPY
52 Project Coordinator 4 5,587,629 JPY
53 C, C++ Developer 3 5,389,084 JPY
54 Other Engineer Career 7 5,374,902 JPY
55 Salesmen or Saleswomen 5 5,034,539 JPY
56 Tourism and Travel 6 4,935,266 JPY
57 Languages Teacher 9 4,807,630 JPY
58 Editor 5 4,694,176 JPY

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Consultant
Posted 16 November 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 7,000,000 JPY

Manager
Posted 22 August 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 14,999,900 JPY

Embedded Engineer
Posted 13 July 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 3,242,100 JPY

Manager
Posted 22 May 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 12,432,800 JPY

Senior Manager, Internal Audit
Posted 17 May 2023
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Yokohama Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 12,122,000 JPY

Sr. Sre
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kawasaki Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 19,831,700 JPY

Consultant
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 6,941,000 JPY

Editor
Posted 07 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Masters Degree 0-1 Year Basic 3,032,400 JPY

Hr Generalist
Posted 07 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kyoto Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 4,851,900 JPY

Consultant
Posted 05 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 4,346,400 JPY

President
Posted 03 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 8,982,500 JPY

None
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Osaka Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Basic 2,764,000 JPY

Chief Technical Engineer
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 12,284,600 JPY

Certified Public Accountant
Posted 19 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 10,237,100 JPY

Region Sales Operations
Posted 19 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 8,292,100 JPY

Customs Specialist
Posted 17 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Saitama Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 5,671,200 JPY

Manager
Posted 12 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 9,491,200 JPY

Sales Manager
Posted 12 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 13,709,400 JPY

Consultant
Posted 16 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Basic 7,574,900 JPY

Office Clark
Posted 14 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Sapporo Some College 0-1 Year Advanced 6,622,500 JPY

Associate Professor
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 8-12 Years Expert 11,139,700 JPY

Cfo Head Of Ira
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 22,279,300 JPY

Mechanical Design
Posted 08 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Intermediate 4,455,800 JPY

Planning
Posted 25 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 9,127,100 JPY

Accountant
Posted 14 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 3,993,000 JPY

Freelanze
Posted 06 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 6,163,100 JPY

Director For Research
Posted 21 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 14,936,400 JPY

Director - Sales
Posted 20 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 11,093,700 JPY

Planning
Posted 20 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 5,418,200 JPY

Chief Technology Officer
Posted 20 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Expert 25,876,800 JPY

Executive Producer
Posted 18 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 8,031,200 JPY

Manager
Posted 16 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 8,031,200 JPY

Dean
Posted 15 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 17,298,000 JPY

Director Of Human Resource Department
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 9,884,600 JPY

Video Game Localisation Specialist
Posted 17 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 3,359,500 JPY

Assistant Professor
Posted 14 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Osaka Doctorate Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 10,078,900 JPY

Software Engineer
Posted 13 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 4-8 Years Expert 24,592,400 JPY

Associate Consultant
Posted 12 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 6,987,900 JPY

Cashier
Posted 09 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 5,375,300 JPY

Human Resource
Posted 07 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Chiba Masters Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 14,181,800 JPY

Marketing Coordinator
Posted 02 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 7,256,700 JPY

English Teacher
Posted 30 December 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kobe Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 4,300,200 JPY

Team Lead Account Manager
Posted 17 December 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 20,157,700 JPY

Marketing
Posted 29 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 4,300,200 JPY

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 29 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 9,836,900 JPY

International
Posted 28 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kitakyushu Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 8,650,900 JPY

Pastor
Posted 26 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Masters Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 9,121,700 JPY

Pastor
Posted 25 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Osaka Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 7,525,400 JPY

Business Planner
Posted 24 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 8,063,100 JPY

Cg Artist
Posted 04 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 16-20 Years Expert 13,707,300 JPY

ECONOMY / Japan

Average income for Computer engineers/developers is around 4,500,000 JPY per year. Experienced Junior Software developers earn around 6,500,000 JPY or more. IT Project Managers receive annual salary of around 8,800,000 JPY. English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) earn around 3,800,000 JPY on average per year.


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