JAPAN / SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

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December 2023
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

Gross income

Net (after tax)

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%

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Advisory services."

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

Manager

Posted 22 August 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Gus turbine."

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

Embedded Engineer

Posted 13 July 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"C programming."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	3,242,100 JPY

Manager

Posted 22 May 2023
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseas business."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"CIA certification. Manage a wide range of internal audit projects and assist Chief Audit Executive in developing and executing annual audit plan."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Yokohama	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	12,122,000 JPY

Sr. Sre

Posted 29 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Site reliability
DevOps."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Write and edit artlcles."

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

Hr Generalist

Posted 07 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Recruitment
Labor law
Payroll
Personnel system."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Kyoto	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	4,851,900 JPY

Consultant

Posted 05 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

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

President

Posted 03 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Consulting."

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

None

Posted 26 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"SNS marketing."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Automotive technology 
development."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Audit and tax agency."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Improve and following the logistics to increase the share market."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	8,292,100 JPY

Customs Specialist

Posted 17 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Importing and exporting laws and pc skills."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Saitama	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	5,671,200 JPY

Manager

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Accouting."

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

Sales Manager

Posted 12 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Steel Product / Foreign Trading."

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

Consultant

Posted 16 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Payment and banking industory."

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

Office Clark

Posted 14 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"English capabilities."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Sapporo	Some College	0-1 Year	Advanced	6,622,500 JPY

Associate Professor

Posted 13 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Alternative investment."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	22,279,300 JPY

Mechanical Design

Posted 08 June 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Mechanical design."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
--Other--	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Intermediate	4,455,800 JPY

Planning

Posted 25 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Planning."

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

Accountant

Posted 14 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Basic accounting."

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

Freelanze

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Movie director."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	14,936,400 JPY

Director - Sales

Posted 20 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Expert	11,093,700 JPY

Planning

Posted 20 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Planning."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseeing, managing and deciding on company wide IT decisions and directions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Expert	25,876,800 JPY

Executive Producer

Posted 18 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Planning."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Nagoya	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	8,031,200 JPY

Manager

Posted 16 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Management."

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

Dean

Posted 15 February 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Transfer of Technology."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Head hunting."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Video game translation, testing, PM work, etc."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	Advanced	3,359,500 JPY

Assistant Professor

Posted 14 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and teaching."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Osaka	Doctorate Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	10,078,900 JPY

Software Engineer

Posted 13 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software Engineer iOS/Mac."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Some College	4-8 Years	Expert	24,592,400 JPY

Associate Consultant

Posted 12 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis and Solutions."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Basic	6,987,900 JPY

Cashier

Posted 09 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cashier."

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

Human Resource

Posted 07 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Market research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Chiba	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Advanced	14,181,800 JPY

Marketing Coordinator

Posted 02 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Data analyst."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Intermediate	7,256,700 JPY

English Teacher

Posted 30 December 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Create, teach, and document lessons for business classes and colleges."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Account manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	Advanced	20,157,700 JPY

Marketing

Posted 29 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"Development."

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
Key knowledge and tasks

"MDIV and experience."

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

Pastor

Posted 25 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Pastoring."

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

Business Planner

Posted 24 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Overseas market analysis, Valuation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Tokyo	Masters Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	8,063,100 JPY

Cg Artist

Posted 04 November 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lighting, look dev, simulations, procedural modelling."

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.