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

8,896,991 JPY

$67,815 USD
Tokyo

9,622,762 JPY

5,510,191 JPY

$42,000 USD
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Average Salary / Japan

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Average salary in Japan is 8,896,991 JPY per year. The most typical earning is 5,510,191 JPY. All data are based on 791 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 9,301,728 JPY. Women receive a salary of 6,599,110 JPY.

The most paid careers are Sports & Recreation with average income 16,110,750 JPY and Health Care & Medical with income 13,972,271 JPY.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 9,708,432 JPY. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 9,104,935 JPY.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 14,221,542 JPY. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 13,814,837 JPY.

Levels / Japan (Gross JPY)

Salary Levels (JPY) per Year Surveys [%]
1,312,000 JPY - 1,967,799 JPY
10 100%
1.26%
1,967,900 JPY - 2,623,799 JPY
16 98.74%
2.02%
2,623,900 JPY - 3,279,699 JPY
36 96.71%
4.55%
3,279,900 JPY - 3,935,699 JPY
45 92.16%
5.69%
3,935,900 JPY - 4,591,699 JPY
52 86.47%
6.57%
4,591,800 JPY - 5,247,699 JPY
58 79.9%
7.33%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
5,247,800 JPY - 5,903,599 JPY
67 72.57%
8.47%
5,903,800 JPY - 6,559,599 JPY
61 64.1%
7.71%
6,559,800 JPY - 7,215,599 JPY
56 56.38%
7.08%
7,215,700 JPY - 7,871,599 JPY
33 49.3%
4.17%
7,871,700 JPY - 8,527,499 JPY
54 45.13%
6.83%
8,527,700 JPY - 9,183,499 JPY
37 38.31%
4.68%
9,183,700 JPY - 9,839,499 JPY
29 33.63%
3.67%
9,839,600 JPY - 10,495,499 JPY
27 29.96%
3.41%
10,495,600 JPY - 11,151,399 JPY
27 26.55%
3.41%
11,151,600 JPY - 11,807,399 JPY
16 23.14%
2.02%
11,807,600 JPY - 12,463,399 JPY
21 21.11%
2.65%
12,463,500 JPY - 13,119,399 JPY
12 18.46%
1.52%
13,119,500 JPY - 13,775,299 JPY
17 16.94%
2.15%
13,775,500 JPY - 14,431,299 JPY
19 14.79%
2.4%
14,431,500 JPY - 15,087,299 JPY
6 12.39%
0.76%
15,087,400 JPY - 15,743,299 JPY
9 11.63%
1.14%
15,743,400 JPY - 16,399,199 JPY
11 10.49%
1.39%
16,399,400 JPY - 17,055,199 JPY
8 9.1%
1.01%
17,055,400 JPY - 17,711,199 JPY
4 8.09%
0.51%
17,711,300 JPY - 18,367,199 JPY
8 7.59%
1.01%
18,367,300 JPY - 19,023,099 JPY
3 6.57%
0.38%
19,023,300 JPY - 19,679,099 JPY
8 6.19%
1.01%
HIGH SALARIES
19,679,300 JPY - 20,991,099 JPY
7 5.18%
0.88%
20,991,200 JPY - 22,302,999 JPY
5 4.3%
0.63%
22,303,200 JPY - 23,614,999 JPY
3 3.67%
0.38%
23,615,100 JPY - 24,926,899 JPY
6 3.29%
0.76%
24,927,100 JPY - 26,238,899 JPY
3 2.53%
0.38%
26,239,000 JPY - 27,550,799 JPY
1 2.15%
0.13%
27,551,000 JPY - 28,862,799 JPY
0 n/a
28,862,900 JPY - 30,174,699 JPY
1 2.02%
0.13%
30,174,900 JPY - 31,486,699 JPY
1 1.9%
0.13%
31,486,800 JPY - 32,798,599 JPY
3 1.77%
0.38%
32,798,800 JPY - 45,918,299 JPY
11 1.39%
1.39%
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Gender / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Men 480 9,301,728 JPY
2 Women 177 6,599,110 JPY

Education / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Masters Degree 236 9,708,432 JPY
2 Doctorate Degree 57 9,104,935 JPY
3 Bachelors Degree 405 8,658,872 JPY
4 Some College 60 8,553,916 JPY
5 Bellow H. School 4 6,664,708 JPY
6 High School 29 6,139,927 JPY

Experience / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 20+ Years 75 14,221,542 JPY
2 16-20 Years 61 13,814,837 JPY
3 12-16 Years 88 10,653,037 JPY
4 8-12 Years 147 9,708,432 JPY
5 4-8 Years 163 7,792,985 JPY
6 2-4 Years 117 6,454,795 JPY
7 1-2 Years 55 5,562,669 JPY
8 0-1 Year 85 5,077,248 JPY

Age / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 61-65 6 15,284,222 JPY
2 51-55 23 14,483,932 JPY
3 41-45 57 13,342,535 JPY
4 56-60 19 11,873,151 JPY
5 46-50 35 10,771,112 JPY
6 n/a 134 10,508,722 JPY
7 36-40 103 10,193,854 JPY
8 31-35 147 8,225,929 JPY
9 26-30 178 6,389,198 JPY
10 71-75 1 5,615,147 JPY
11 21-25 82 5,116,606 JPY
12 14-20 6 3,411,071 JPY

Work Type / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Permanent 614 9,485,401 JPY
2 Self Employed 20 7,320,683 JPY
3 Contract 137 7,071,412 JPY
4 Part Time 20 4,906,694 JPY

Cities / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Okayama 1 11,925,629 JPY
2 Kawasaki 7 10,889,188 JPY
3 Shizuoka 2 10,561,200 JPY
4 Chiba 14 9,957,703 JPY
5 Tokyo 494 9,616,596 JPY
6 Niigata 3 9,446,042 JPY
7 Nagoya 35 9,314,847 JPY
8 Yokohama 50 8,540,797 JPY
9 Sapporo 8 8,514,558 JPY
10 Kobe 18 8,173,450 JPY
11 Kitakyushu 1 8,002,897 JPY
12 Osaka 66 7,123,890 JPY
13 Kyoto 11 7,058,293 JPY
14 Hamamatsu 6 7,018,934 JPY
15 --Other-- 37 6,848,381 JPY
16 Sendai 2 6,494,154 JPY
17 Hiroshima 4 6,008,732 JPY
18 Sagamihara 2 5,838,179 JPY
19 Ota 3 4,959,172 JPY
20 Saitama 12 4,749,260 JPY
21 Fukuoka 14 4,539,348 JPY
22 Kumamoto 1 3,319,234 JPY

Career Groups / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Sports & Recreation 2 16,110,750 JPY
2 Health Care & Medical 5 13,972,271 JPY
3 Finance & Banking 27 13,709,881 JPY
4 Geography & Geodesy 1 13,119,504 JPY
5 Management & Business 88 12,988,308 JPY
6 Military 2 12,345,453 JPY
7 Public Sector 12 11,204,056 JPY
8 Aviation & Shipping 11 9,957,703 JPY
9 Insurance 4 9,892,106 JPY
10 IT & Programming 102 9,787,149 JPY
11 IT & Programming II 50 9,301,728 JPY
12 Agriculture & Fishing 1 9,157,413 JPY
13 Security & Fireguard 1 8,947,501 JPY
14 Human Resources 26 8,855,665 JPY
15 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 69 8,776,948 JPY
16 Law 8 8,776,948 JPY
17 Accounting & Administration 40 8,540,797 JPY
18 Engineers & Technicians II 7 8,291,526 JPY
19 Engineers & Technicians III 6 8,239,048 JPY
20 Logistics, Road, Railway 9 8,147,211 JPY
21 Properties & Real Estates 3 8,107,853 JPY
22 Hotels & Tourism 14 7,832,343 JPY
23 Engineers & Technicians 86 7,701,148 JPY
24 Customer Services 9 7,701,148 JPY
25 Automobile 10 7,688,029 JPY
26 Salesmen & Saleswomen 20 7,425,639 JPY
27 Architect Constructions 7 6,848,381 JPY
28 Education & University 79 6,782,783 JPY
29 Engineers & Technicians IV 6 6,743,425 JPY
30 Construction & Labor Workers 9 6,572,871 JPY
31 Arts, Culture, Performance 5 6,467,915 JPY
32 Health Care & Medical II 8 6,192,405 JPY
33 Making Design 10 6,008,732 JPY
34 Organization & Coordination 13 5,641,386 JPY
35 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 6 5,575,789 JPY
36 Engineers & Technicians V 8 5,260,921 JPY
37 Media 20 5,103,487 JPY
38 Fashion 2 3,686,580 JPY
39 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 5 3,516,027 JPY

Careers / Japan (Gross JPY)

# Surveys AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1 Director 10 19,981,004 JPY
2 Financial Analyst 5 19,364,387 JPY
3 General Manager 15 17,973,720 JPY
4 IT Manager 17 15,664,687 JPY
5 Manager 12 14,352,737 JPY
6 Account Manager 3 13,329,416 JPY
7 Engineering Manager 8 13,014,547 JPY
8 Other Finance Career 5 12,555,365 JPY
9 Sales Manager 12 12,476,648 JPY
10 University Professor 9 12,424,170 JPY
11 Human Resources Manager 12 11,860,031 JPY
12 Public Administration 6 11,348,370 JPY
13 Chartered Accountant 5 11,217,175 JPY
14 IT Project Manager 12 11,138,458 JPY
15 Other Sales Career 4 10,311,930 JPY
16 Mechanical Engineer Lead 4 9,944,584 JPY
17 Marketing Manager 6 9,787,149 JPY
18 Technical Manager 4 9,432,923 JPY
19 Network Administrator 4 9,419,803 JPY
20 Other IT Career 4 9,341,086 JPY
21 Lead Developer 14 9,131,174 JPY
22 Other Aviation & Shipping Career 4 9,078,696 JPY
23 Software Developer 31 8,553,916 JPY
24 Software Engineer 14 8,553,916 JPY
25 Project Manager 12 8,212,809 JPY
26 Civil Engineer 4 7,924,180 JPY
27 Program Manager 5 7,858,582 JPY
28 Human Resource 6 7,609,312 JPY
29 Other Management Career 7 7,556,834 JPY
30 Marketing 7 7,530,595 JPY
31 Accountant 4 7,346,922 JPY
32 Research Engineer 13 7,294,444 JPY
33 Other Automobile Career 7 7,163,249 JPY
34 English Teacher 9 7,137,010 JPY
35 Games Developer 5 6,979,576 JPY
36 Electrical Engineer 5 6,966,456 JPY
37 University Professor Assistant 10 6,927,098 JPY
38 Sales Engineer 4 6,874,620 JPY
39 Mechanical Engineer 15 6,861,500 JPY
40 Engineer 27 6,795,903 JPY
41 Lecturer 6 6,782,783 JPY
42 Administrator 3 6,677,827 JPY
43 Other Education Career 7 6,599,110 JPY
44 System Analyst 4 6,559,752 JPY
45 Assistant Manager 6 6,349,839 JPY
46 Other Media Career 6 6,323,600 JPY
47 Other Tourism Career 4 6,284,242 JPY
48 Chemical Engineer 5 5,956,254 JPY
49 Market Research 5 5,930,015 JPY
50 Teacher 14 5,706,984 JPY
51 Architect 4 5,641,386 JPY
52 Other Marketing Career 6 5,287,160 JPY
53 Project Coordinator 4 5,169,084 JPY
54 Other Engineer Career 7 4,972,292 JPY
55 Salesmen or Saleswomen 5 4,657,423 JPY
56 Tourism and Travel 6 4,565,587 JPY
57 Languages Teacher 9 4,447,511 JPY
58 Editor 5 4,342,555 JPY

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Sr. Sre
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kawasaki Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 18,346,200 JPY

Consultant
Posted 29 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 6,421,100 JPY

Editor
Posted 07 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Masters Degree 0-1 Year Basic 2,805,200 JPY

Hr Generalist
Posted 07 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kyoto Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 4,488,400 JPY

Consultant
Posted 05 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 4,020,900 JPY

President
Posted 03 September 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 8,309,600 JPY

None
Posted 26 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Osaka Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Basic 2,557,000 JPY

Chief Technical Engineer
Posted 20 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Expert 11,364,400 JPY

Certified Public Accountant
Posted 19 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 9,470,300 JPY

Region Sales Operations
Posted 19 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 4-8 Years Expert 7,671,000 JPY

Customs Specialist
Posted 17 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Saitama Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 5,246,400 JPY

Manager
Posted 12 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 8,780,200 JPY

Sales Manager
Posted 12 July 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 12,682,500 JPY

Consultant
Posted 16 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Basic 7,007,500 JPY

Office Clark
Posted 14 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Sapporo Some College 0-1 Year Advanced 6,126,400 JPY

Associate Professor
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 8-12 Years Expert 10,305,200 JPY

Cfo Head Of Ira
Posted 13 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 20,610,500 JPY

Mechanical Design
Posted 08 June 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Intermediate 4,122,000 JPY

Planning
Posted 25 May 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 8,443,500 JPY

Accountant
Posted 14 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 3,693,900 JPY

Freelanze
Posted 06 April 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 2-4 Years Advanced 5,701,500 JPY

Director For Research
Posted 21 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Expert 13,817,600 JPY

Director - Sales
Posted 20 March 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 8-12 Years Expert 10,262,700 JPY

Planning
Posted 20 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Intermediate 5,012,300 JPY

Chief Technology Officer
Posted 20 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Expert 23,938,500 JPY

Executive Producer
Posted 18 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 7,429,600 JPY

Manager
Posted 16 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 8-12 Years Advanced 7,429,600 JPY

Dean
Posted 15 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Nagoya Doctorate Degree 16-20 Years Expert 16,002,300 JPY

Director Of Human Resource Department
Posted 14 February 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 16-20 Years Advanced 9,144,200 JPY

Video Game Localisation Specialist
Posted 17 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 3,107,900 JPY

Assistant Professor
Posted 14 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Osaka Doctorate Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 9,323,900 JPY

Software Engineer
Posted 13 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 4-8 Years Expert 22,750,300 JPY

Associate Consultant
Posted 12 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 6,464,500 JPY

Cashier
Posted 09 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Basic 4,972,700 JPY

Human Resource
Posted 07 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Chiba Masters Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 13,119,500 JPY

Marketing Coordinator
Posted 02 January 2022
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Intermediate 6,713,100 JPY

English Teacher
Posted 30 December 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kobe Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years Advanced 3,978,100 JPY

Team Lead Account Manager
Posted 17 December 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 18,647,800 JPY

Marketing
Posted 29 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year Advanced 3,978,100 JPY

Senior Software Engineer
Posted 29 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 9,100,100 JPY

International
Posted 28 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Kitakyushu Some College 16-20 Years Advanced 8,002,900 JPY

Pastor
Posted 26 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
--Other-- Masters Degree 2-4 Years Intermediate 8,438,500 JPY

Pastor
Posted 25 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Osaka Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Advanced 6,961,700 JPY

Business Planner
Posted 24 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Masters Degree 0-1 Year Intermediate 7,459,100 JPY

Cg Artist
Posted 04 November 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 16-20 Years Expert 12,680,500 JPY

Recruiter
Posted 25 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Osaka Masters Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 3,729,500 JPY

Xr Engineer
Posted 14 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Sapporo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years Expert 7,864,900 JPY

Asistant Director
Posted 12 October 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Some College 8-12 Years Basic 3,729,500 JPY

Human Resources Manager
Posted 23 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Yokohama Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years Intermediate 8,950,900 JPY

Advertising Designer
Posted 17 September 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross salary / year
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years Advanced 9,945,500 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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