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Salaries in Japan - Paylab.com

The salary range of employees working in Japan is, by default, in the range of 1,399.00 EUR (low salaries, employees' actual wages may be even lower) to 4,376.00 EUR (high salaries, actual salaries can be even higher).

This is the total monthly salary including bonuses. Salaries can vary significantly within individual job positions. If you are interested in salaries for a specific position, participate in the survey.
Gross salary in Japan is
80% of people earn:
1,399 - 4,376 EUR
10% earn less lthan 1,399 EUR
10% earns more than 4,376 EUR
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Distribution of employees in Japan into salary brackets in EUR.

Average salary and range in Japan by age in EUR.

<24
 
 
Average 2,056
Median 1,943
10% 1,238
25% 1,535
75% 2,448
90% 3,011
25-34
 
 
Average 2,690
Median 2,405
10% 1,224
25% 1,700
75% 3,358
90% 4,504
35-44
 
 
Average 3,101
Median 2,794
10% 1,466
25% 2,003
75% 3,851
90% 5,112
45-54
 
 
Average 2,769
Median 2,289
10% 865
25% 1,413
75% 3,574
90% 5,230
55+
 
 
Average 2,676
Median 2,284
10% 975
25% 1,487
75% 3,419
90% 4,845

Comparison of the average salary of men and women in Japan (EUR).

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Men
2,846 EUR
2,407 EUR
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Women
In general, in Japan, men earn 18.2% more than women.

The best paid positions in Japan

List of the best paid positions and their average monthly salary in Japan (EUR).

1. Chief Executive Officer Top Management
7,979.00 EUR
2. IT Director Top Management
7,408.00 EUR
3. Leasing Director Leasing
6,957.00 EUR
4. Plant manager Top Management
6,361.00 EUR
5. Pilot Transport, Haulage, Logistics
6,150.00 EUR
6. IT Architect Information Technology
6,115.00 EUR
7. Country Manager/Director Top Management
5,930.00 EUR
8. Lead developer Information Technology
5,919.00 EUR
9. Managing Director Top Management
5,915.00 EUR
10. Head of product development Management
5,762.00 EUR
11. Economic/Financial Manager Top Management
5,755.00 EUR
12. Sales Director Top Management
5,491.00 EUR
13. Technical Director Top Management
5,387.00 EUR
14. IT Manager Management
5,336.00 EUR
15. Medical Advisor Pharmaceutical Industry
5,257.00 EUR
16. Marketing Director Top Management
5,236.00 EUR
17. Publishing House Director Top Management
5,229.00 EUR
18. IC Design Engineer Information Technology
5,134.00 EUR
19. Logistics Director Top Management
5,133.00 EUR
20. Network Strategy Specialist Telecommunications
4,943.00 EUR

The worst paid positions in Japan

List of the worst-paid positions and their average monthly salary in Japan (EUR)

1. Nursery School Teacher Assistant Education, Science & Research
1,146.00 EUR
2. Social counselor Medicine & Social Care
1,272.00 EUR
3. Tailor Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,300.00 EUR
4. Porter, Information Staff General labour
1,314.00 EUR
5. Seamstress Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,342.00 EUR
6. Cleaner General labour
1,378.00 EUR
7. Postal worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,387.00 EUR
8. Assistant Teacher Education, Science & Research
1,413.00 EUR
9. Packer Production
1,425.00 EUR
10. Postal Delivery Worker Transport, Haulage, Logistics
1,433.00 EUR
11. Kinetotherapist Medicine & Social Care
1,434.00 EUR
12. Medical Orderly Medicine & Social Care
1,441.00 EUR
13. General Labourer General labour
1,446.00 EUR
14. School Caretaker Education, Science & Research
1,448.00 EUR
15. Security Guard Security & Protection
1,454.00 EUR
16. Fabric Cutter Textile, Leather, Apparel Industry
1,461.00 EUR
17. Machine Operator Mechanical Engineering
1,463.00 EUR
18. Cashier Economy, Finance, Accountancy
1,464.00 EUR
19. Chambermaid Tourism, Gastronomy, Hotel Business
1,470.00 EUR
20. Cashier Banking
1,476.00 EUR

Salaries in selected countries

Total average salary in randomly selected countries.

MacedoniaMacedonia
735 EUR (net)
EstoniaEstonia
1,969 EUR (net)
PolandPoland
2,598 EUR (gross)
Czech RepublicCzech Republic
2,346 EUR (gross)

The newest profiles in the salary survey

List of the latest respondents whose data are used in further salary survey calculations.

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Construction worker
Construction & Real Estate
Age group
55+
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Japan
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
2,830 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
442,559 JPY
Anually salary
33,960 USD
Anually salary
5,310,708 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-12-22 18:27:33
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Physiotherapist
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Master's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,585 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
404,167 JPY
Anually salary
31,020 USD
Anually salary
4,850,004 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-12-22 16:22:50
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IT Product Manager
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,304 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
516,667 JPY
Anually salary
39,648 USD
Anually salary
6,200,004 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-12-21 14:17:51
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Plumber
Service Industries
Age group
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Japan
Education:
Follow-up/Higher Professional Education
Basic gross monthly salary
1,599 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
250,000 JPY
Anually salary
19,188 USD
Anually salary
3,000,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-12-09 04:48:33
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PHP Programmer
Information Technology
Age group
Work experience:
1 to 2 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,940 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
303,333 JPY
Anually salary
23,280 USD
Anually salary
3,639,996 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-12-02 10:02:34
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Sales Representative
Commerce
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,471 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
230,000 JPY
Anually salary
17,652 USD
Anually salary
2,760,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-30 00:20:08
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Nurse
Medicine & Social Care
Age group
55+
Work experience:
3 to 5 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
2,547 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
398,297 JPY
Anually salary
30,564 USD
Anually salary
4,779,564 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-23 18:58:59
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Social media specialist
Marketing, Advertising, PR
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
6 to 10 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,134 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
490,000 JPY
Anually salary
37,608 USD
Anually salary
5,880,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-19 06:51:25
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Junior Project Manager
Management
Age group
25-34
Work experience:
less than a year
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
1,865 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
291,667 JPY
Anually salary
22,380 USD
Anually salary
3,500,004 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-11 06:46:52
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TV/Film Production Assistant
Journalism, Printing Arts & Media
Age group
35-44
Work experience:
over 10 years
Region
Japan
Education:
University education (Bachelor's degree)
Basic gross monthly salary
3,837 USD
Basic gross monthly salary
600,000 JPY
Anually salary
46,044 USD
Anually salary
7,200,000 JPY
ClockPosted: 2025-11-10 02:10:27
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Frequently asked Questions

Frequently asked questions and answers about the salary level in $country.

The total gross average salary for job positions in the country based on Paylab.com data in Japan is 2,744 EUR.

The best-paid positions in the country Japan are Chief Executive Officer, IT Director, Leasing Director, Plant manager, Pilot.

The worst-paid positions in the country Japan are Nursery School Teacher Assistant, Social counselor, Tailor, Porter, Information Staff, Seamstress.

When we add up the average salary of all women and the average salary of all men in the country Japan, regardless of the work they do, women earn 15.43% less than men.

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