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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / JAPAN SALARY

SALARY SURVEYS

UPDATED
June 2021
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AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR

MOST TYPICAL SALARY / YEAR

6,497,438 JPY

$61,569 USD

5,487,611 JPY

$52,000 USD

Gross income Net (after tax)

Average Salary / Software Developer / Japan

Average salary for Software Developer / Japan is 6,497,438 JPY per year. The most typical earning is 5,487,611 JPY. All data are based on 30 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 6,797,568 JPY. Women receive a salary of 5,373,216 JPY.

The most paid careers are IT & Programming with average income 6,497,438 JPY and n/a with income n/a.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Masters Degree with salary of 9,103,526 JPY. The second most paid education level is Bachelors Degree with salary of 6,133,356 JPY.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 12-16 Years of experience receive salary of 12,425,430 JPY. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 9,640,151 JPY.

Levels / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

Salary Levels (JPY) per Year	Surveys	Earning Percent
1,055,000 JPY - 1,582,999 JPY	0	n/a
1,583,000 JPY - 2,110,999 JPY	0	n/a
2,111,000 JPY - 2,637,999 JPY	4	100% 13.33%
2,638,000 JPY - 3,165,999 JPY	1	86.67% 3.33%
3,166,000 JPY - 3,692,999 JPY	2	83.33% 6.67%
3,694,000 JPY - 4,220,999 JPY	0	n/a
4,221,000 JPY - 4,748,999 JPY	2	76.67% 6.67%
4,749,000 JPY - 5,275,999 JPY	1	70% 3.33%
5,277,000 JPY - 5,803,999 JPY	5	66.67% 16.67%
5,804,000 JPY - 6,331,999 JPY	2	50% 6.67%
6,332,000 JPY - 6,858,999 JPY	3	43.33% 10%
6,860,000 JPY - 7,386,999 JPY	0	n/a
7,387,000 JPY - 7,914,999 JPY	0	n/a
7,915,000 JPY - 8,441,999 JPY	3	33.33% 10%
8,442,000 JPY - 8,969,999 JPY	1	23.33% 3.33%
8,970,000 JPY - 9,497,999 JPY	2	20% 6.67%
9,498,000 JPY - 10,024,999 JPY	1	13.33% 3.33%
10,025,000 JPY - 10,552,999 JPY	0	n/a
10,553,000 JPY - 11,080,999 JPY	0	n/a
11,081,000 JPY - 11,607,999 JPY	1	10% 3.33%
11,608,000 JPY - 12,135,999 JPY	0	n/a
12,136,000 JPY - 12,663,999 JPY	1	6.67% 3.33%
12,664,000 JPY - 13,190,999 JPY	0	n/a
13,191,000 JPY - 13,718,999 JPY	0	n/a
13,719,000 JPY - 14,246,999 JPY	0	n/a
14,247,000 JPY - 14,773,999 JPY	0	n/a
14,774,000 JPY - 15,301,999 JPY	0	n/a
15,302,000 JPY - 15,829,999 JPY	1	3.33% 3.33%
High salaries
15,830,000 JPY - 16,884,999 JPY	0	n/a
16,885,000 JPY - 17,939,999 JPY	0	n/a
17,940,000 JPY - 18,994,999 JPY	0	n/a
18,996,000 JPY - 20,050,999 JPY	0	n/a
20,051,000 JPY - 21,105,999 JPY	0	n/a
21,106,000 JPY - 22,160,999 JPY	0	n/a
22,162,000 JPY - 23,216,999 JPY	0	n/a
23,217,000 JPY - 24,271,999 JPY	0	n/a
24,272,000 JPY - 25,326,999 JPY	0	n/a
25,327,000 JPY - 26,382,999 JPY	0	n/a
26,383,000 JPY - 36,935,999 JPY	0	n/a

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Gender / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	26	6,797,568 JPY
2	Women	2	5,373,216 JPY

Education / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

#		Surveys
1	Masters Degree	6	9,103,526 JPY
2	Bachelors Degree	21	6,133,356 JPY
3	Doctorate Degree	2	4,480,424 JPY
4	Some College	1	2,541,397 JPY

Experience / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

#		Surveys
1	12-16 Years	1	12,425,430 JPY
2	8-12 Years	4	9,640,151 JPY
3	20+ Years	2	8,686,889 JPY
4	1-2 Years	2	7,046,726 JPY
5	2-4 Years	9	5,711,548 JPY
6	4-8 Years	7	5,558,001 JPY
7	0-1 Year	5	4,431,985 JPY

Age / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

#		Surveys
1	36-40	3	12,421,737 JPY
2	51-55	1	9,031,131 JPY
3	41-45	1	8,342,647 JPY
4	31-35	3	6,156,150 JPY
5	21-25	10	5,951,315 JPY
6	26-30	10	5,486,240 JPY
7	n/a	2	3,719,967 JPY

Work Type / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

#		Surveys
1	Self Employed	1	9,031,131 JPY
2	Permanent	28	6,556,429 JPY
3	Contract	1	2,310,390 JPY

Cities / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

#		Surveys
1	Tokyo	26	6,886,108 JPY
2	Yokohama	1	6,236,776 JPY
3	--Other--	1	4,747,628 JPY
4	Fukuoka	1	2,590,680 JPY
5	Nagoya	1	2,310,390 JPY

MOST RECENT SALARY SURVEYS

Below are 17 most recent added salary surveys.

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Embedded Software Developer

Added 03 December 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Works in AUTOSAR."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Yokohama	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	6,236,776 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 26 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Software development engineer."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	8,155,752 JPY

Senior Engineer

Added 19 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Windows Software Programming."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	6,716,520 JPY

Specialist

Added 02 July 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Backend Blockchain."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	6,332,704 JPY

. Net Developer

Added 29 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"C#
. net
oracle 
entity framework."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	2,878,463 JPY

Software Developer

Added 24 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Redesign company website."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Fukuoka	Doctorate Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	2,590,680 JPY

Software Developer

Added 10 April 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Machine learning."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	8,155,752 JPY

Snr Developer

Added 13 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing Software, Managing Team."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	5,565,071 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 06 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Working in Machine Learning."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	5,757,032 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 16 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Architect and develop stable and high available web service / e-Commerce site. 
Design, develop, implement and maintain new and existing web –based application. 
Rapidly build, iterate, test and deploy new features and products. 
Manage and contribute code to large scale projects from inception to completion."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Some College	1-2 Years	n/a	2,541,397 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 09 July 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Develop improvements to the main product, automate tests to increase velocity, run experiments on new features, develop tools that help other engineers perform those tasks, etc. . ."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Masters Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	11,552,056 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 19 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"C# developmemt, C++, Swift, Unity."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	5,776,028 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 17 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Java, C#, python, JavaScript, and C++. Financial sector."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	15,402,671 JPY

Systems Engineer

Added 10 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordination, management, support and maintenance."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	4,620,780 JPY

Systems Engineer

Added 10 April 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Coordination, management, support and maintenance."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	5,776,028 JPY

Software Engineer

Added 28 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"2. 5 years in Japanese IT company from Philippines before I moved to Japan."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Nagoya	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	2,310,390 JPY

Research And Development

Added 22 February 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Research and development and software engineer."

Cities	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross Salary
Tokyo	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	n/a	3,176,799 JPY

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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / JAPAN SALARY

6,497,438 JPY

$61,569 USD

5,487,611 JPY

$52,000 USD

Average Salary / Software Developer / Japan

Levels / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

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Gender / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

Education / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

Experience / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

Age / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

Work Type / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

Cities / Software Developer / Japan (Gross JPY)

MOST RECENT SALARY SURVEYS

Embedded Software Developer

6,236,776 JPY

Software Engineer

8,155,752 JPY

Senior Engineer

6,716,520 JPY

Specialist

6,332,704 JPY

. Net Developer

2,878,463 JPY

Software Developer

2,590,680 JPY

Software Developer

8,155,752 JPY

Snr Developer

5,565,071 JPY

Software Engineer

5,757,032 JPY

Software Engineer

2,541,397 JPY

Software Engineer

11,552,056 JPY

Software Engineer

5,776,028 JPY

Software Engineer

15,402,671 JPY

Systems Engineer

4,620,780 JPY

Systems Engineer

5,776,028 JPY

Software Engineer

2,310,390 JPY

Research And Development

3,176,799 JPY

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