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Average Salary in Japan JAPAN SALARY

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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

7,111,311 JPY

$67,386 USD

4,432,301 JPY

$42,000 USD

 Gross income Net (after tax)

Average Salary / Japan

Average salary in Japan is 7,111,311 JPY / year. The most typical earning is 4,432,301 JPY. All data are based on 732 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 7,384,320 JPY. Women receive a salary of 5,230,432 JPY.

The most paid careers are from Sports & Recreation with average income 12,961,633 JPY and Health Care & Medical with income 11,237,257 JPY.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 7,646,459 JPY. The second most paid education level is Doctorate Degree with salary of 7,095,693 JPY.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 11,435,127 JPY. Employees with 16-20 Years of experience receive 11,345,743 JPY.

Levels / Japan (Gross JPY)

Salary Levels (JPY) per Year Surveys Earning Percent
1,055,000 JPY - 1,582,999 JPY
11 100%
1.5%
1,583,000 JPY - 2,110,999 JPY
15 98.5%
2.05%
2,111,000 JPY - 2,637,999 JPY
33 96.45%
4.51%
2,638,000 JPY - 3,165,999 JPY
42 91.94%
5.74%
3,166,000 JPY - 3,692,999 JPY
47 86.2%
6.42%
3,694,000 JPY - 4,220,999 JPY
54 79.78%
7.38%
4,221,000 JPY - 4,748,999 JPY
66 72.4%
9.02%
4,749,000 JPY - 5,275,999 JPY
57 63.39%
7.79%
5,277,000 JPY - 5,803,999 JPY
53 55.6%
7.24%
5,804,000 JPY - 6,331,999 JPY
27 48.36%
3.69%
6,332,000 JPY - 6,858,999 JPY
50 44.67%
6.83%
6,860,000 JPY - 7,386,999 JPY
33 37.84%
4.51%
7,387,000 JPY - 7,914,999 JPY
27 33.33%
3.69%
7,915,000 JPY - 8,441,999 JPY
24 29.64%
3.28%
8,442,000 JPY - 8,969,999 JPY
25 26.37%
3.42%
8,970,000 JPY - 9,497,999 JPY
15 22.95%
2.05%
9,498,000 JPY - 10,024,999 JPY
19 20.9%
2.6%
10,025,000 JPY - 10,552,999 JPY
10 18.31%
1.37%
10,553,000 JPY - 11,080,999 JPY
16 16.94%
2.19%
11,081,000 JPY - 11,607,999 JPY
18 14.75%
2.46%
11,608,000 JPY - 12,135,999 JPY
6 12.3%
0.82%
12,136,000 JPY - 12,663,999 JPY
9 11.48%
1.23%
12,664,000 JPY - 13,190,999 JPY
9 10.25%
1.23%
13,191,000 JPY - 13,718,999 JPY
8 9.02%
1.09%
13,719,000 JPY - 14,246,999 JPY
4 7.92%
0.55%
14,247,000 JPY - 14,773,999 JPY
7 7.38%
0.96%
14,774,000 JPY - 15,301,999 JPY
2 6.42%
0.27%
15,302,000 JPY - 15,829,999 JPY
8 6.15%
1.09%
High salaries
15,830,000 JPY - 16,884,999 JPY
6 5.05%
0.82%
16,885,000 JPY - 17,939,999 JPY
5 4.23%
0.68%
17,940,000 JPY - 18,994,999 JPY
2 3.55%
0.27%
18,996,000 JPY - 20,050,999 JPY
5 3.28%
0.68%
20,051,000 JPY - 21,105,999 JPY
3 2.6%
0.41%
21,106,000 JPY - 22,160,999 JPY
1 2.19%
0.14%
22,162,000 JPY - 23,216,999 JPY
0 n/a
23,217,000 JPY - 24,271,999 JPY
1 2.05%
0.14%
24,272,000 JPY - 25,326,999 JPY
1 1.91%
0.14%
25,327,000 JPY - 26,382,999 JPY
3 1.78%
0.41%
26,383,000 JPY - 36,935,999 JPY
10 1.37%
1.37%

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Gender / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 Men 439 7,384,320 JPY
2 Women 159 5,230,432 JPY

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Education / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 Masters Degree 219 7,646,459 JPY
2 Doctorate Degree 54 7,095,693 JPY
3 Bachelors Degree 374 7,042,083 JPY
4 Some College 52 6,715,992 JPY
5 Bellow H. School 4 5,363,085 JPY
6 High School 29 4,943,071 JPY

Experience / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 20+ Years 75 11,435,127 JPY
2 16-20 Years 45 11,345,743 JPY
3 12-16 Years 87 8,569,750 JPY
4 8-12 Years 140 7,809,188 JPY
5 4-8 Years 155 6,145,914 JPY
6 2-4 Years 108 4,898,432 JPY
7 1-2 Years 47 4,581,417 JPY
8 0-1 Year 75 4,019,570 JPY

Age / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 51-55 19 12,739,280 JPY
2 41-45 52 10,994,325 JPY
3 56-60 16 9,574,194 JPY
4 46-50 28 9,017,834 JPY
5 n/a 134 8,448,600 JPY
6 36-40 95 8,193,848 JPY
7 61-65 4 6,726,440 JPY
8 31-35 136 6,468,733 JPY
9 26-30 164 5,046,175 JPY
10 71-75 1 4,521,581 JPY
11 21-25 78 4,157,604 JPY
12 14-20 5 2,497,918 JPY

Work Type / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 Permanent 568 7,572,904 JPY
2 Self Employed 15 5,846,628 JPY
3 Contract 130 5,703,317 JPY
4 Part Time 19 3,946,331 JPY

Cities / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 Okayama 1 9,595,089 JPY
2 Shizuoka 2 8,490,496 JPY
3 Chiba 13 7,815,625 JPY
4 Kawasaki 6 7,758,533 JPY
5 Tokyo 457 7,678,752 JPY
6 Niigata 3 7,600,025 JPY
7 Nagoya 31 7,483,414 JPY
8 Sapporo 5 6,994,805 JPY
9 Yokohama 48 6,792,713 JPY
10 Kobe 17 6,770,341 JPY
11 Kyoto 10 5,879,131 JPY
12 Osaka 62 5,812,330 JPY
13 Hamamatsu 6 5,650,657 JPY
14 --Other-- 34 5,620,792 JPY
15 Sendai 2 5,221,990 JPY
16 Hiroshima 4 4,833,319 JPY
17 Sagamihara 2 4,700,245 JPY
18 Ota 3 3,985,061 JPY
19 Saitama 11 3,780,436 JPY
20 Fukuoka 14 3,650,950 JPY
21 Kumamoto 1 2,665,290 JPY

Career Groups / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 Sports & Recreation 2 12,961,633 JPY
2 Health Care & Medical 5 11,237,257 JPY
3 Finance & Banking 26 10,813,655 JPY
4 Geography & Geodesy 1 10,554,577 JPY
5 Management & Business 83 10,373,169 JPY
6 Military 2 9,929,411 JPY
7 Public Sector 9 9,306,251 JPY
8 Aviation & Shipping 11 8,008,853 JPY
9 Insurance 4 7,953,449 JPY
10 IT & Programming 97 7,577,442 JPY
11 IT & Programming II 45 7,395,717 JPY
12 Agriculture & Fishing 1 7,361,103 JPY
13 Marketing, Sales, Purchase 62 7,259,477 JPY
14 Security & Fireguard 1 7,196,264 JPY
15 Human Resources 19 7,102,130 JPY
16 Accounting & Administration 35 7,077,541 JPY
17 Law 8 7,064,878 JPY
18 Engineers & Technicians II 7 6,669,875 JPY
19 Engineers & Technicians III 6 6,628,085 JPY
20 Logistics, Road, Railway 9 6,550,203 JPY
21 Properties & Real Estates 3 6,519,282 JPY
22 Hotels & Tourism 14 6,303,577 JPY
23 Engineers & Technicians 85 6,232,871 JPY
24 Automobile 10 6,185,066 JPY
25 Salesmen & Saleswomen 19 5,851,271 JPY
26 Architect Constructions 7 5,509,878 JPY
27 Engineers & Technicians IV 6 5,422,182 JPY
28 Arts, Culture, Performance 4 5,350,632 JPY
29 Education & University 72 5,320,556 JPY
30 Customer Services 6 5,319,712 JPY
31 Construction & Labor Workers 7 5,087,966 JPY
32 Health Care & Medical II 9 4,553,768 JPY
33 Organization & Coordination 13 4,532,661 JPY
34 Manufacturing & Labor Workers 6 4,481,373 JPY
35 Making Design 9 4,254,376 JPY
36 Engineers & Technicians V 8 4,233,798 JPY
37 Media 15 4,090,381 JPY
38 Fashion 2 2,968,692 JPY
39 Restaurants, Inns, Pubs 4 2,536,332 JPY

Careers / Japan (Gross JPY)

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# Surveys Average Salary / Year
1 Director 10 16,072,793 JPY
2 Financial Analyst 5 15,575,847 JPY
3 General Manager 13 13,365,817 JPY
4 IT Manager 15 12,537,926 JPY
5 Manager 12 11,545,196 JPY
6 Engineering Manager 8 10,465,087 JPY
7 Human Resources Manager 8 10,177,198 JPY
8 Other Finance Career 5 10,098,788 JPY
9 Sales Manager 12 10,036,736 JPY
10 University Professor 7 9,823,247 JPY
11 Public Administration 4 9,307,939 JPY
12 Chartered Accountant 5 9,017,940 JPY
13 IT Project Manager 12 8,958,632 JPY
14 Other Sales Career 4 8,298,219 JPY
15 Mechanical Engineer Lead 4 8,001,887 JPY
16 Marketing Manager 6 7,873,667 JPY
17 Sales Representative 3 7,658,068 JPY
18 Technical Manager 4 7,583,563 JPY
19 Network Administrator 4 7,575,753 JPY
20 Other IT Career 4 7,511,590 JPY
21 Other Aviation & Shipping Career 4 7,305,277 JPY
22 Java Developer 3 6,994,700 JPY
23 Lead Developer 13 6,911,436 JPY
24 Project Manager 12 6,606,557 JPY
25 Software Developer 30 6,497,438 JPY
26 Civil Engineer 4 6,371,961 JPY
27 Program Manager 5 6,322,678 JPY
28 Other Management Career 6 6,224,429 JPY
29 English Teacher 7 6,222,529 JPY
30 Software Engineer 10 6,199,418 JPY
31 Research Engineer 13 5,870,267 JPY
32 Other Automobile Career 7 5,763,575 JPY
33 Purchaser 3 5,663,954 JPY
34 Electrical Engineer 5 5,599,791 JPY
35 Engineer 26 5,544,704 JPY
36 Sales Engineer 4 5,533,412 JPY
37 Mechanical Engineer 15 5,516,421 JPY
38 Lecturer 6 5,452,470 JPY
39 Marketing 6 5,368,995 JPY
40 University Professor Assistant 9 5,357,281 JPY
41 Other Education Career 7 5,310,319 JPY
42 System Analyst 4 5,281,615 JPY
43 Human Resource 5 5,236,870 JPY
44 Other Tourism Career 4 5,058,311 JPY
45 Assistant Manager 5 5,004,174 JPY
46 Other Media Career 4 5,001,747 JPY
47 Chemical Engineer 5 4,793,323 JPY
48 Architect 4 4,542,687 JPY
49 Market Research 4 4,473,986 JPY
50 Games Developer 4 4,462,694 JPY
51 Teacher 12 4,427,342 JPY
52 Other Marketing Career 5 4,290,784 JPY
53 Project Coordinator 4 4,160,665 JPY
54 Other Engineer Career 7 3,998,886 JPY
55 Editor 4 3,806,292 JPY
56 Salesmen or Saleswomen 5 3,749,621 JPY
57 Tourism and Travel 6 3,676,488 JPY
58 Languages Teacher 9 3,581,299 JPY

MOST RECENT SALARY SURVEYS

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Game Designer

Added 18 March 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
--Other-- High School 0-1 Year n/a

2,778,525 JPY

Researcher

Added 25 February 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Osaka Doctorate Degree 4-8 Years n/a

5,615,093 JPY

Engineer

Added 19 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

4,657,716 JPY

Data Analyst

Added 14 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

4,006,589 JPY

Manager

Added 08 January 2021
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Kobe Masters Degree 2-4 Years n/a

12,019,980 JPY

Game Developer

Added 15 December 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Kyoto Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

3,454,662 JPY

Presales Engineer

Added 03 November 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Some College 4-8 Years n/a

4,798,072 JPY

English Instructor

Added 12 October 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo High School 2-4 Years n/a

3,166,774 JPY

English Teacher

Added 29 September 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

4,721,351 JPY

Lead Educator

Added 14 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Saitama High School 4-8 Years n/a

4,798,072 JPY

Account Manager

Added 09 August 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a

6,621,437 JPY

Process And Method Engineer

Added 29 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Fukuoka Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a

7,676,958 JPY

Industrial Automation Manager

Added 21 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a

11,995,286 JPY

Brake System R&d

Added 09 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a

3,276,104 JPY

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

Added 08 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Chiba Some College 8-12 Years n/a

6,817,197 JPY

Engineer

Added 04 July 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Yokohama Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a

4,606,217 JPY

Assistant Language Teacher

Added 24 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a

2,312,606 JPY

Field Engineering Manager

Added 16 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 20+ Years n/a

24,950,377 JPY

Second Officer

Added 14 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Yokohama Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a

2,590,997 JPY

Project Leader

Added 08 June 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Kawasaki Bachelors Degree 16-20 Years n/a

9,788,211 JPY

Proposals

Added 31 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Some College 20+ Years n/a

8,636,656 JPY

Sales Representative

Added 28 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Osaka Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

9,596,250 JPY

Purchaser

Added 25 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Chiba Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

4,675,234 JPY

Project Manager

Added 12 May 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 2-4 Years n/a

3,454,662 JPY

Field Application Engineer

Added 21 April 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Yokohama Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

5,277,921 JPY

Recruitment Consultant

Added 15 April 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 1-2 Years n/a

3,838,479 JPY

Office Manager

Added 14 April 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo High School 12-16 Years n/a

4,318,328 JPY

Assistant Professor

Added 07 April 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 2-4 Years n/a

5,757,771 JPY

Analyst

Added 02 April 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Hamamatsu Bellow H. School 1-2 Years n/a

5,757,771 JPY

Senior Design Engineer

Added 10 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Nagoya Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

8,636,656 JPY

General Affairs

Added 10 March 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 12-16 Years n/a

6,237,515 JPY

General Manager

Added 26 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

6,621,437 JPY

3dcg Designer

Added 24 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 4-8 Years n/a

2,303,108 JPY

Senior Eng

Added 19 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

9,116,400 JPY

Digital Marketing Manager

Added 18 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

7,330,605 JPY

Purchasing Leader

Added 06 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a

8,636,656 JPY

Warehouse Associate

Added 06 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Kawasaki High School 1-2 Years n/a

3,051,534 JPY

Founder & Ceo

Added 05 February 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

11,515,542 JPY

R&d Software Engineer

Added 26 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

6,429,476 JPY

Postdoctoral Researcher

Added 14 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Doctorate Degree 2-4 Years n/a

4,318,328 JPY

Brand Manager

Added 14 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

3,224,288 JPY

Java Lead

Added 09 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

5,076,252 JPY

Devops Engineer

Added 09 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Yokohama Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

5,076,252 JPY

Teamcenter Unified Developer

Added 03 January 2020
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Hiroshima Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a

5,469,882 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 22 December 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a

2,878,463 JPY

Corporate Planner

Added 03 December 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
--Other-- Bachelors Degree 0-1 Year n/a

4,605,583 JPY

Embedded Software Developer

Added 03 December 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Yokohama Bachelors Degree 4-8 Years n/a

6,236,776 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 26 November 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 8-12 Years n/a

8,155,752 JPY

Global Human Resource Coordinator

Added 12 November 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Fukuoka Masters Degree 2-4 Years n/a

3,549,324 JPY

Senior Associate

Added 05 November 2019
City Education Experience Knowledge Gross Salary
Tokyo Bachelors Degree 2-4 Years n/a

7,676,008 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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