JAPAN SALARY

GROSS SALARY

JPY 6,401,801

GROSS SALARY (USD)

US$ 63,586

NET SALARY

JPY 4,922,504

MOST TYPICAL GROSS

JPY 4,589,883

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Updated: 21 Apr 2020 Diff. gross vs. net: 23%
Salary entries: 735

Japan Earnings

Average salary in Japan is JPY 6,401,801.

Average take home earning is JPY 4,922,504 (Net).

The most typical salary is JPY 4,589,883 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (735 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people	Earn this salary or more
6 %	JPY 13,860,600
12 %	JPY 11,207,142
24 %	JPY 8,850,149
52 %	JPY 5,722,396
81 %	JPY 3,749,467
91 %	JPY 2,651,082
95 %	JPY 1,485,109

Career	Avg. gross salary	(USD)	Salary entries
Software Developer	JPY 6,146,000	US$ 57,810	30
Engineer	JPY 5,112,355	US$ 48,926	24
Mechanical Engineer	JPY 4,402,617	US$ 44,684	17
IT Manager	JPY 12,535,642	US$ 119,104	14
General Manager	JPY 12,954,307	US$ 125,658	13
Lead Developer	JPY 6,079,324	US$ 60,604	13
Teacher	JPY 3,687,384	US$ 35,368	13
Sales Manager	JPY 8,666,666	US$ 94,783	12
IT Project Manager	JPY 8,098,333	US$ 84,172	12
Research Engineer	JPY 5,487,500	US$ 56,413	12

City	Avg. gross salary	(USD)	Salary entries
Tokyo	JPY 6,975,763	US$ 68,945	460
Osaka	JPY 4,991,888	US$ 51,576	62
Yokohama	JPY 6,083,387	US$ 61,431	49
Nagoya	JPY 6,620,569	US$ 68,493	32
Kobe	JPY 6,381,666	US$ 61,627	15
Fukuoka	JPY 2,784,884	US$ 26,816	15
Saitama	JPY 3,122,793	US$ 29,719	12
Chiba	JPY 7,784,610	US$ 76,913	11

Salary entries from individual employees for Japan

Below is the list of 100 individual salary profiles - all added on this website.

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(100/100) FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER Posted: 21 Apr 2020 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Machine Learning, C++ Programming, Python Programming, C# Programming, Application Development, Computer Vision, Microcontrolers, Arm Processors." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,500,000 US$ 50,297
(99/100) RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT Posted: 16 Apr 2020 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Cold calling and match candidate with the job openings." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,000,000 US$ 36,579
(98/100) OFFICE MANAGER Posted: 14 Apr 2020 High School, 12-16 years: "IT, Web Design, Accounting, Office Admin, Office Management." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,500,000 US$ 41,152
(97/100) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE Posted: 12 Apr 2020 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Responsible for translations multiple languages into English, Teaching Office staff English, Making Business plans for the company clients, Overseeing accounts for the company clients, Processing Visa applications." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 1,100,000 US$ 10,059
(96/100) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Posted: 07 Apr 2020 Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Economics research and teaching." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,000,000 US$ 54,869 WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANALYSE SALARIES? (How much people earn generally?) BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) Compare your salary with others »
(95/100) ANALYST Posted: 02 Apr 2020 Bellow H. School, 1-2 years: "Business Consulting." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,000,000 US$ 54,869
(94/100) QUALITY CONTROL Posted: 25 Mar 2020 Some College, 4-8 years: "N4 passer in japanese language." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 200,000 US$ 1,829
(93/100) SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER Posted: 11 Mar 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Electrical harness design for MRJ and Airbus." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 9,000,000 US$ 82,304
(92/100) GENERAL AFFAIRS Posted: 10 Mar 2020 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "General affairs." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,500,000 US$ 59,442
(91/100) GENERAL MANAGER Posted: 27 Feb 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Project management in architecture field is my speciality." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,900,000 US$ 63,100 WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANALYSE SALARIES? (How much people earn generally?) BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) Compare your salary with others »
(90/100) 3DCG DESIGNER Posted: 24 Feb 2020 Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "MAYA,C4D,Adobe master collection experd." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 2,400,000 US$ 21,948
(89/100) SENIOR ENG Posted: 20 Feb 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Power electronics." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 9,500,000 US$ 86,876
(88/100) DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Posted: 18 Feb 2020 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Digital MArketings." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,639,078 US$ 69,858
(87/100) WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE Posted: 06 Feb 2020 High School, 1-2 years: "Forklift work, warehouse work, transporting crates and items." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,180,000 US$ 29,081
(86/100) PURCHASING LEADER Posted: 06 Feb 2020 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Improving cost." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 9,000,000 US$ 82,304
(85/100) FOUNDER & CEO Posted: 05 Feb 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Entrepreneurship." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 12,000,000 US$ 109,738
(84/100) R&D SOFTWARE ENGINEER Posted: 27 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "ADAS verification engineer." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,700,000 US$ 61,271
(83/100) POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER Posted: 15 Jan 2020 Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "PCR, Western Blotting, IFA, Animal experiment. NGS, data analysis and other molecular lab techiques." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,500,000 US$ 41,152
(82/100) BRAND MANAGER Posted: 14 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "PR strategies pianification, brand management, events management, international relations." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,360,000 US$ 30,727
(81/100) DEVOPS ENGINEER Posted: 09 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, DevOps and Java Frameworks." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,289,888 US$ 48,375 WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANALYSE SALARIES? (How much people earn generally?) BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) Compare your salary with others »
(80/100) JAVA LEAD Posted: 09 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, DevOps and Java Releated Framework." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,289,888 US$ 48,375
(79/100) TEAMCENTER UNIFIED DEVELOPER Posted: 03 Jan 2020 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "I have 6.5 years of experience in Teamcenter implementation." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,700,000 US$ 52,126
(78/100) SOFTWARE ENGINEER Posted: 23 Dec 2019 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Do software and ML development." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,000,000 US$ 26,603
(77/100) CORPORATE PLANNER Posted: 04 Dec 2019 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "Planning the company budget, prospect profits and planning for new business overseas." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,800,000 US$ 42,564
(76/100) EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Posted: 03 Dec 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Works in AUTOSAR." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,500,000 US$ 57,639
(75/100) SOFTWARE ENGINEER Posted: 27 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Software development engineer." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 8,500,000 US$ 75,374
(74/100) GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR Posted: 13 Nov 2019 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Manage all the issues regarding the Japanese expatriates and the foreign trainees coming to Japan." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,699,200 US$ 32,803
(73/100) SENIOR ASSOCIATE Posted: 06 Nov 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Management Consultant." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 8,000,000 US$ 70,940
(72/100) CIVIL ENGINEER Posted: 24 Oct 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "I`m a site engineer in pavement construction. Especially asphalt concrete pavement. I have to check and manage the pavement according to drawing.In office, have to draw actual drawing and estimate the volume of asphalt concrete.By the way i graduated from myanmar and working in japan now." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 2,400,000 US$ 21,282
(71/100) HUMAN RESOURCE Posted: 19 Oct 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "HRBP for power business." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 10,000,000 US$ 88,675
(70/100) ADMINISTRATION Posted: 13 Oct 2019 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Administration of international trainings." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,600,000 US$ 31,923
(69/100) FIELD MONITORING SPECIALIST Posted: 13 Oct 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Field monitoring." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 2,000,000 US$ 17,735
(68/100) DATA ANALYST Posted: 08 Oct 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Preparing Dashboards Writing SQL queries Automations." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,000,000 US$ 44,338
(67/100) SENIOR ASSOCIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER Posted: 08 Oct 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Senior Associate Software Engineer." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,000,000 US$ 53,205
(66/100) CEO ASSISTANT Posted: 29 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Support the goals of the CEO in a wide range of tasks from administrative work, to marketing activities to recruitment." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,800,000 US$ 42,564
(65/100) BATTERY DESIGN ENGINEER Posted: 26 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Thermal Design, performance design." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,380,000 US$ 38,840
(64/100) ASSISTANT LANGUAGE TEACHER Posted: 26 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "I teach English to children." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 2,600,000 US$ 23,056
(63/100) EDUCATIONAL CONTENT COORDINATOR Posted: 25 Sep 2019 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "I make content for students living in Japan that would like to go abroad for university (TOEFL, IELTS, and other entrance exam related content)." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,300,000 US$ 46,998
(62/100) MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER Posted: 18 Sep 2019 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Machine learning engineer." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,000,000 US$ 62,073
(61/100) R&D PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 10 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Develop and deliver the software features to telecom carriers." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 12,000,000 US$ 106,410 WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANALYSE SALARIES? (How much people earn generally?) BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) Compare your salary with others »
(60/100) SENIOR MANAGER Posted: 10 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Tax consultancy." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 15,000,000 US$ 133,013
(59/100) IT SECURITY COMPLIANCE ANALYST Posted: 06 Sep 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "IT Security Compliance Analyst." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 11,000,000 US$ 97,543
(58/100) CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Masters Degree, 16-20 years: "Chief Information Security Manager." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 30,000,000 US$ 266,026
(57/100) RESEARCHER Posted: 03 Sep 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Develop economic database." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,500,000 US$ 48,771
(56/100) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Posted: 02 Sep 2019 Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Research & Development." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,000,000 US$ 53,205
(55/100) GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE Posted: 01 Sep 2019 Some College, 8-12 years: "To make a popular Renewable energy and low carbon life." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,000,000 US$ 44,338
(54/100) CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Posted: 26 Aug 2019 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Construction Management." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 13,000,000 US$ 115,278
(53/100) RUGBY COACH Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Professional Rugby Coach." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 21,600,000 US$ 191,539
(52/100) ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER Posted: 23 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "I prepare and design electrical related design for oil and gas plant." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,500,000 US$ 39,904
(51/100) PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 23 Aug 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Planning and project co-ordination." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 9,000,000 US$ 79,808
(50/100) QUALITY ENGINEER Posted: 17 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Proactively support new product development in achieving quality standard (technical)." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,700,000 US$ 68,280
(49/100) OFFICIAL Posted: 14 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Diplomatic services." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,000,000 US$ 62,073
(48/100) UNITY PROGRAMMER Posted: 10 Aug 2019 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Implement things in Unity." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,600,000 US$ 31,923
(47/100) DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE Posted: 09 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Leading a small team of developers." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 70,000 US$ 621
(46/100) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADVISOR Posted: 05 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Advisory Services to clients seeking overseas business expansion." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,000,000 US$ 53,205
(45/100) DATA CENTER ENGINEER Posted: 03 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Data infrastructure operations." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,200,000 US$ 46,111
(44/100) CONSULTANT Posted: 02 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "HCM Peoplesoft Consultant." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 9,000,000 US$ 79,808
(43/100) SALES SUPPORT Posted: 01 Aug 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Sales Support, Project Management." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,000,000 US$ 62,073
(42/100) APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST Posted: 29 Jul 2019 Masters Degree, 0-1 year: "Sales support, customer reserarch and applications." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,560,000 US$ 40,436
(41/100) ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Posted: 24 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Build up the business scheme, administration work, plan the business strategy etc." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,000,000 US$ 44,338 WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANALYSE SALARIES? (How much people earn generally?) BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) Compare your salary with others »
(40/100) WEB ENDGINEER Posted: 20 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: ".NET Programmer." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,900,000 US$ 61,186
(39/100) SENIOR ENGINEER Posted: 20 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Windows Software Programming." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,000,000 US$ 62,073
(38/100) COUNTRY MANAGER Posted: 19 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "P&L Management Marketing and Sales People Management Operations Management Business Development." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 15,000,000 US$ 133,013
(37/100) MECHANICAL ENGINEER Posted: 18 Jul 2019 Masters Degree, 1-2 years: "I design mechanical things." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,400,000 US$ 47,885
(36/100) OPERATOR Posted: 17 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Server Administration (Linux, Windows) and Network Administration(Cisco)." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,000,000 US$ 35,470
(35/100) LEAD DEVELOPER Posted: 13 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Lead developer of small team." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,500,000 US$ 66,506
(34/100) BRAND MANAGER Posted: 08 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Taking care of cosmetic brand relating distribution, sales and marketing." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,000,000 US$ 62,073
(33/100) DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Posted: 06 Jul 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Manage finance department with analysis and reporting." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 11,000,000 US$ 97,543
(32/100) CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER Posted: 06 Jul 2019 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Managing various IT resources of companies." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 18,000,000 US$ 159,615
(31/100) CAD ENGINEER Posted: 05 Jul 2019 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Vai pro caralho." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,500,000 US$ 31,036
(30/100) SPECIALIST Posted: 02 Jul 2019 Masters Degree, 2-4 years: "Backend Blockchain." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 6,600,000 US$ 58,526
(29/100) PROJECT MANAGER Posted: 28 Jun 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Managing multiple teams working on an acquisition project. Adept at Project Management tools like PMx, JIRA etc." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,200,000 US$ 63,846
(28/100) HR GENERALIST Posted: 27 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Generalist of HR works." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,000,000 US$ 44,338
(27/100) AVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Posted: 27 Jun 2019 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Digital / IT / OT solutions and services to many verticals." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 14,000,000 US$ 124,145
(26/100) FINANCIAL PLANNING ANALYST Posted: 25 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Financial Planning Analyst for International business." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 9,000,000 US$ 79,808
(25/100) REGIONAL PLANNER Posted: 25 Jun 2019 Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Plan disposition and construction of military assets." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 13,000,000 US$ 115,278
(24/100) PROJECT COORDINATION Posted: 24 Jun 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "I work for engineering company related oil and gas services." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,000,000 US$ 44,338
(23/100) HR OPERATOR Posted: 24 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "Manage schedule for an interview, screening CV, give the advice to improve CV, Relocation package explanation, present clients in Tokyo, etc." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,500,000 US$ 31,036
(22/100) ENGINEER Posted: 20 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Develop prototypes and other solutions for customers." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,200,000 US$ 28,376
(21/100) POSTDOC Posted: 20 Jun 2019 Doctorate Degree, 0-1 year: "Post doctor candidate." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,240,000 US$ 28,731 WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANALYSE SALARIES? (How much people earn generally?) BUILD PERSONAL SALARY REPORT (How much more/less people earn then you do?) Compare your salary with others »
(20/100) COORDINATOR Posted: 19 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Manage other teachers and make curriculum." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,500,000 US$ 66,506
(19/100) THE MANAGER Posted: 18 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 0-1 year: "I graduated from university." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 220,000 US$ 1,951
(18/100) IT ENGINEER Posted: 04 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "I worked as software Engineer for 3 years in Myanmar.Especially in banking finance software development team.(2010~2013) Since 2015,I've been working in Japan as IT Engineer." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,020,000 US$ 35,647
(17/100) PREFECTURAL ADVISOR Posted: 02 Jun 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "I manage and supervisor JET participants from multiple countries." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 360,000 US$ 3,192
(16/100) DEPUTY DIRECTOR Posted: 30 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "To Assist Director of Division." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 10,000,000 US$ 88,675
(15/100) .NET DEVELOPER Posted: 30 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "C# .net oracle entity framework." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,000,000 US$ 26,603
(14/100) UX DESIGNER Posted: 29 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "User Experience Design." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,800,000 US$ 33,697
(13/100) OWNER OF THE BUSINESS Posted: 24 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Monitor the business and outcome from prints." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 9,950,000 US$ 88,232
(12/100) SENIOR MANAGER Posted: 24 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Accounting & finance of Japan entity." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,000,000 US$ 62,073
(11/100) DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL DIVISION Posted: 17 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 16-20 years: "Overseas operations of international marketing and sales." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 10,000,000 US$ 88,675
(10/100) ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER Posted: 14 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Educate kids using English as the medium." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,620,000 US$ 40,968
(9/100) RISK ADVISOR Posted: 12 May 2019 Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Focus on M&A advisory, now focus on risk aspects." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 12,500,000 US$ 110,844
(8/100) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Posted: 08 May 2019 Masters Degree, 12-16 years: "Manage IT security, development team, desktop support team." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 7,524,000 US$ 66,719
(7/100) POWER PLANT Posted: 08 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 12-16 years: "BOP lead engineer." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 5,100,000 US$ 45,224
(6/100) RESEARCHER Posted: 02 May 2019 Doctorate Degree, 12-16 years: "Ecvt researcher." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,344,000 US$ 38,521
(5/100) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE Posted: 02 May 2019 Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Build new strategic contracts/partnerships with several hotel chains. Develop and maintain outstanding relationships with current suppliers. Research current market status, travelling trends or comparing competitors' products." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,600,000 US$ 31,923
(4/100) MAINTENANCE CENTER MANAGER Posted: 06 Apr 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "To support all japanese customer powered by my company engines." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 15,000,000 US$ 133,013
(3/100) RESEARCH ASSOCIATE Posted: 06 Apr 2019 Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "I am a PhD in Chemistry and having about the 4-year experience in a chemical laboratory." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 3,720,000 US$ 32,987
(2/100) REGIONAL MANAGER Posted: 05 Apr 2019 Masters Degree, 8-12 years: "Operational training and suport." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 8,600,000 US$ 76,261
(1/100) DIRECTOR Posted: 04 Apr 2019 Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Marketing research of domestic and global market." Individual GROSS salary: JPY 4,900,000 US$ 43,451

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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SALARY BY LEVEL JAPAN

Salary levels	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
More	US$ 273,510	JPY 25,657,500	14
205K	US$ 209,829	JPY 17,200,000	01
195K	US$ 193,696	JPY 20,533,333	03
185K	US$ 182,990	JPY 15,000,000	03
175K	US$ 175,526	JPY 18,000,000	04
165K	US$ 162,842	JPY 15,633,333	03
155K	US$ 155,080	JPY 16,064,875	08
145K	US$ 145,621	JPY 13,860,600	10
135K	US$ 133,811	JPY 13,719,090	11
125K	US$ 124,422	JPY 11,207,142	14
115K	US$ 115,131	JPY 11,964,285	14
105K	US$ 105,291	JPY 10,468,627	29
95K	US$ 96,006	JPY 9,188,224	20
85K	US$ 85,762	JPY 8,850,149	39
75K	US$ 75,674	JPY 7,558,756	56
65K	US$ 64,452	JPY 6,686,635	79
55K	US$ 54,799	JPY 5,722,396	75
45K	US$ 45,125	JPY 4,589,883	113
35K	US$ 35,407	JPY 3,749,467	97
25K	US$ 25,392	JPY 2,651,082	74
15K	US$ 14,830	JPY 1,485,109	34
Less	US$ 5,270	JPY 550,882	34

SALARY BY GENDER JAPAN

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Men	US$ 67,061	JPY 7,125,283	427
Women	US$ 44,203	JPY 4,720,671	165
N/A	US$ 75,575	JPY 6,181,237	143

SALARY BY EDUCATION JAPAN

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Doctorate Degree	US$ 69,230	JPY 6,793,340	50
Masters Degree	US$ 70,066	JPY 7,117,399	220
Bachelors Degree	US$ 61,981	JPY 6,304,221	375
Some College	US$ 56,130	JPY 5,190,522	56
High School	US$ 43,606	JPY 4,342,984	29
Bellow H. School	US$ 41,768	JPY 3,826,000	05

Workers holding Masters Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Japan. With an earned Masters Degree, they grosses JPY 7,117,399. While Workers with Bellow H. School education earn the least, with an average gross income of JPY 3,826,000. This is 67.75% lower of what Masters Degree degree holders earn.

SALARY BY EXPERIENCE JAPAN

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
20+ Years	US$ 102,940	JPY 10,682,831	74
16-20 Years	US$ 102,495	JPY 10,388,204	44
12-16 Years	US$ 81,463	JPY 8,237,670	84
8-12 Years	US$ 72,611	JPY 7,192,115	137
4-8 Years	US$ 55,910	JPY 5,601,323	152
2-4 Years	US$ 43,772	JPY 4,373,163	107
1-2 Years	US$ 36,375	JPY 3,692,638	51
0-1 Year	US$ 32,336	JPY 3,171,803	86

Workers in Japan with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of JPY 10,682,831 compared to JPY 3,171,803 for their counterparts with 0-1 Year of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 0-1 Year is 218.34%.

SALARY BY AGE JAPAN

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
69-74	US$ 42,846	JPY 4,000,000	01
63-68	US$ 62,073	JPY 7,000,000	01
57-62	US$ 82,306	JPY 8,744,469	12
51-56	US$ 114,923	JPY 11,972,250	24
45-50	US$ 82,791	JPY 8,734,269	44
39-44	US$ 95,514	JPY 10,351,723	65
33-38	US$ 67,010	JPY 7,064,920	137
27-32	US$ 48,229	JPY 5,153,228	183
22-26	US$ 36,494	JPY 3,886,396	107
16-21	US$ 17,529	JPY 1,899,452	18
N/A	US$ 75,575	JPY 6,181,237	143

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SALARY BY FIELD JAPAN

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Finance & Banking	US$ 98,363	JPY 9,339,437	27
2.	Management & Business	US$ 93,574	JPY 9,475,052	82
3.	Public Sector	US$ 87,636	JPY 8,027,777	09
4.	Aviation & Shipping	US$ 74,322	JPY 7,376,962	11
5.	IT & Telecommunication	US$ 69,020	JPY 7,149,065	96
6.	IT & Telecommunication II	US$ 67,328	JPY 6,383,679	46
7.	Human Resources	US$ 67,170	JPY 6,872,177	18
8.	Law	US$ 66,252	JPY 6,760,000	08
9.	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	US$ 65,008	JPY 6,335,603	57
10.	Accounting & Administration	US$ 64,862	JPY 6,572,236	36
11.	Engineers & Technicians II	US$ 63,204	JPY 5,611,428	07
12.	Engineers & Technicians III	US$ 62,574	JPY 5,928,333	06
13.	Logistics, Road, Railway	US$ 61,599	JPY 6,464,444	09
14.	Automobile	US$ 57,770	JPY 5,740,232	09
15.	Hotels & Tourism	US$ 56,175	JPY 5,904,714	14
16.	Engineers & Technicians	US$ 55,002	JPY 5,670,776	84
17.	Salesmen & Saleswomen	US$ 52,614	JPY 5,342,231	20
18.	Engineers & Technicians IV	US$ 50,389	JPY 5,746,666	06
19.	Properties & Real Estates	US$ 48,479	JPY 4,470,000	04
20.	Education & University	US$ 46,426	JPY 4,579,956	73
21.	Architect Constructions	US$ 45,940	JPY 5,047,500	08
22.	Customer Services	US$ 44,372	JPY 4,733,333	06
23.	Construction & Labor Workers	US$ 43,496	JPY 4,341,750	08
24.	Organization & Coordination	US$ 42,659	JPY 4,619,538	13
25.	Health Care & Medical II	US$ 41,036	JPY 3,895,138	08
26.	Engineers & Technicians V	US$ 39,575	JPY 4,195,000	08
27.	Media	US$ 38,532	JPY 4,063,866	15
28.	Making Design	US$ 38,271	JPY 3,613,061	09
29.	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	US$ 37,316	JPY 3,633,428	07
30.	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	US$ 15,156	JPY 1,470,681	09

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Average salaries in Japan can vary greatly based on a career field. Finance & Banking enjoy the highest gross average salaries (JPY 9,339,437), followed by Management & Business (JPY 9,475,052), and Public Sector (JPY 8,027,777). Lower average gross salaries in the Japan are earned by those in Restaurants, Inns, Pubs (JPY 1,470,681) and those in Manufacturing & Labor Workers positions (JPY 3,633,428). The difference between the most paid and the lowest paid fields is 549.00%.

SALARY BY CAREER JAPAN

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Director	US$ 150,827	JPY 15,271,000	10
2.	General Manager	US$ 125,658	JPY 12,954,307	13
3.	Financial Analyst	US$ 123,879	JPY 10,766,666	06
4.	IT Manager	US$ 119,104	JPY 12,535,642	14
5.	Manager	US$ 101,766	JPY 10,094,231	11
6.	Engineering Manager	US$ 97,821	JPY 10,487,623	08
7.	Human Resources Manager	US$ 95,962	JPY 9,512,500	08
8.	Sales Manager	US$ 94,783	JPY 8,666,666	12
9.	Other Finance Career	US$ 94,523	JPY 10,300,000	05
10.	University Professor	US$ 92,875	JPY 8,921,428	07
11.	IT Project Manager	US$ 84,172	JPY 8,098,333	12
12.	Marketing Manager	US$ 73,974	JPY 7,616,558	06
13.	Project Manager	US$ 65,156	JPY 6,096,931	11
14.	Lead Developer	US$ 60,604	JPY 6,079,324	13
15.	English Teacher	US$ 58,334	JPY 5,488,732	07
16.	Software Engineer	US$ 58,320	JPY 5,598,988	10
17.	Software Developer	US$ 57,810	JPY 6,146,000	30
18.	Research Engineer	US$ 56,413	JPY 5,487,500	12
19.	Other Automobile Career	US$ 52,825	JPY 5,510,348	06
20.	University Professor Assistant	US$ 50,333	JPY 4,728,777	09
21.	Engineer	US$ 48,926	JPY 5,112,355	24
22.	Other Management Career	US$ 46,784	JPY 4,877,500	08
23.	Mechanical Engineer	US$ 44,684	JPY 4,402,617	17
24.	Other Engineer Career	US$ 37,271	JPY 4,051,428	07
25.	Teacher	US$ 35,368	JPY 3,687,384	13
26.	Languages Teacher	US$ 34,410	JPY 3,614,285	07
27.	Other Education Career	US$ 31,301	JPY 3,176,400	10
28.	Marketing	US$ 29,790	JPY 3,183,333	06
29.	Tourism and Travel	US$ 29,722	JPY 3,282,857	07
30.	Waiter or Waitress	US$ 14,320	JPY 1,290,000	06

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In Japan economy, Director is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of JPY 15,271,000. General Manager and Financial Analyst follow, earning JPY 12,954,307 and JPY 10,766,666, respectively. Waiter or Waitress earn a gross annual average of JPY 1,290,000, while Tourism and Travel earn JPY 3,282,857. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 953.26%.

SALARY BY JOB TYPE JAPAN

	Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
Permanent	US$ 69,384	JPY 6,945,175	554
Contract	US$ 51,234	JPY 5,287,060	131
Self Employed	US$ 55,359	JPY 5,860,000	15
Part Time	US$ 21,580	JPY 2,205,478	35

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SALARY BY CITY JAPAN

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Shizuoka	US$ 79,310	JPY 8,906,500	02
2.	Chiba	US$ 76,913	JPY 7,784,610	11
3.	Kawasaki	US$ 69,706	JPY 6,564,000	05
4.	Tokyo	US$ 68,945	JPY 6,975,763	460
5.	Nagoya	US$ 68,493	JPY 6,620,569	32
6.	Kobe	US$ 61,627	JPY 6,381,666	15
7.	Yokohama	US$ 61,431	JPY 6,083,387	49
8.	Kyoto	US$ 59,698	JPY 5,909,150	08
9.	Sapporo	US$ 55,841	JPY 5,861,666	06
10.	Niigata	US$ 55,583	JPY 4,975,000	04
11.	Hamamatsu	US$ 53,118	JPY 5,250,000	06
12.	Osaka	US$ 51,576	JPY 4,991,888	62
13.	Sendai	US$ 49,484	JPY 4,800,000	02
14.	Sagamihara	US$ 44,048	JPY 4,700,000	02
15.	Hiroshima	US$ 39,199	JPY 4,227,309	05
16.	Ota	US$ 37,388	JPY 3,833,333	03
17.	Saitama	US$ 29,719	JPY 3,122,793	12
18.	Fukuoka	US$ 26,816	JPY 2,784,884	15

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SALARY BY COUNTRY JAPAN

#		Avg. gross salary (USD)	Avg. gross salary	Salary entries
1.	Australia	US$ 88,017	AU$ 99,273	3,052
2.	United States	US$ 81,499	US$ 81,499	19,889
3.	Germany	US$ 76,524	EUR 62,055	2,426
4.	United Kingdom	US$ 73,220	GBP 49,632	4,496
5.	Japan	US$ 63,586	JPY 6,401,801	735
6.	Mexico	US$ 46,880	MXN 784,739	618
7.	Russia	US$ 40,695	RUB 1,775,973	1,033
8.	Malaysia	US$ 29,127	MYR 103,689	6,539
9.	Indonesia	US$ 27,034	IDR 325,164,376	1,909

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(100/100) FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER

(99/100) RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT

(98/100) OFFICE MANAGER

(97/100) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE

(96/100) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

(95/100) ANALYST

(94/100) QUALITY CONTROL

(93/100) SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER

(92/100) GENERAL AFFAIRS

(91/100) GENERAL MANAGER

(90/100) 3DCG DESIGNER

(89/100) SENIOR ENG

(88/100) DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER

(87/100) WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE

(86/100) PURCHASING LEADER

(85/100) FOUNDER & CEO

(84/100) R&D SOFTWARE ENGINEER

(83/100) POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

(82/100) BRAND MANAGER

(81/100) DEVOPS ENGINEER

(80/100) JAVA LEAD

(79/100) TEAMCENTER UNIFIED DEVELOPER

(78/100) SOFTWARE ENGINEER

(77/100) CORPORATE PLANNER

(76/100) EMBEDDED SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

(75/100) SOFTWARE ENGINEER

(74/100) GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE COORDINATOR

(73/100) SENIOR ASSOCIATE

(72/100) CIVIL ENGINEER

(71/100) HUMAN RESOURCE

(70/100) ADMINISTRATION

(69/100) FIELD MONITORING SPECIALIST

(68/100) DATA ANALYST

(67/100) SENIOR ASSOCIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER

(66/100) CEO ASSISTANT

(65/100) BATTERY DESIGN ENGINEER

(64/100) ASSISTANT LANGUAGE TEACHER

(63/100) EDUCATIONAL CONTENT COORDINATOR

(62/100) MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER

(61/100) R&D PROJECT MANAGER

(60/100) SENIOR MANAGER

(59/100) IT SECURITY COMPLIANCE ANALYST

(58/100) CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER

(57/100) RESEARCHER

(56/100) ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

(55/100) GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE

(54/100) CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

(53/100) RUGBY COACH

(52/100) ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

(51/100) PROJECT MANAGER

(50/100) QUALITY ENGINEER

(49/100) OFFICIAL

(48/100) UNITY PROGRAMMER

(47/100) DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE

(46/100) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADVISOR

(45/100) DATA CENTER ENGINEER

(44/100) CONSULTANT

(43/100) SALES SUPPORT

(42/100) APPLICATIONS SPECIALIST

(41/100) ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER

(40/100) WEB ENDGINEER

(39/100) SENIOR ENGINEER

(38/100) COUNTRY MANAGER

(37/100) MECHANICAL ENGINEER

(36/100) OPERATOR

(35/100) LEAD DEVELOPER

(34/100) BRAND MANAGER

(33/100) DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

(32/100) CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER

(31/100) CAD ENGINEER

(30/100) SPECIALIST

(29/100) PROJECT MANAGER

(28/100) HR GENERALIST

(27/100) AVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

(26/100) FINANCIAL PLANNING ANALYST

(25/100) REGIONAL PLANNER

(24/100) PROJECT COORDINATION