Average Annual Salary for Automotive & Transport Engineers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥7.25M
Monthly gross:¥447,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥389,100
Annual Bonus:¥1.88M
Age:41.4 yrs
Overtime Hours:20 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#14 of 145 occupations
Top 10%
Best Paying Region
Tochigi: ¥8.48M
Lowest: Yamagata (¥3.90M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 74% of male salary
Significant gap (¥5.53M vs ¥7.43M)
Career Growth
+10% salary change
¥6.62M (2020) → ¥7.25M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 7% above average
¥7.79M vs National Avg ¥7.25M
Workforce
~19k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥7.43M
Monthly gross:¥457,800
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥397,200
Annual Bonus:¥1.94M
Age:41.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:20 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥5.53M
Monthly gross:¥349,200
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥311,900
Annual Bonus:¥1.34M
Age:38.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:14 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥7.25M | ¥447,600 | ¥1.88M | 41.4 | 20 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥5.43M | ¥356,800 | ¥1.15M | 43.5 | 15 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥6.18M | ¥399,100 | ¥1.39M | 39.8 | 22 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥7.79M | ¥472,600 | ¥2.12M | 41.8 | 19 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tochigi | ¥8.48M | ¥498,400 | ¥2.50M | 41.6 | 24 |
| Saitama | ¥8.09M | ¥502,600 | ¥2.06M | 41.5 | 22 |
| Niigata | ¥7.84M | ¥410,400 | ¥2.92M | 39.3 | 19 |
| Aichi | ¥7.80M | ¥467,800 | ¥2.18M | 42.8 | 19 |
| Tokyo | ¥7.61M | ¥488,200 | ¥1.75M | 40 | 22 |
| Shizuoka | ¥7.49M | ¥458,700 | ¥1.99M | 40.9 | 19 |
| Iwate | ¥7.47M | ¥460,800 | ¥1.94M | 41.1 | 21 |
| Miyagi | ¥7.42M | ¥468,800 | ¥1.80M | 46.4 | 18 |
| Hokkaido | ¥7.23M | ¥427,500 | ¥2.10M | 42.8 | 23 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥6.96M | ¥454,400 | ¥1.51M | 43.3 | 21 |
| Kagawa | ¥6.82M | ¥453,100 | ¥1.38M | 38.1 | 24 |
| Hyogo | ¥6.77M | ¥430,000 | ¥1.61M | 38.2 | 22 |
| Gifu | ¥6.70M | ¥438,600 | ¥1.44M | 39.9 | 14 |
| Kanagawa | ¥6.68M | ¥427,100 | ¥1.55M | 41.6 | 15 |
| Fukushima | ¥6.63M | ¥395,600 | ¥1.88M | 40.8 | 15 |
| Yamanashi | ¥6.62M | ¥418,500 | ¥1.59M | 46.9 | 8 |
| Miyazaki | ¥6.58M | ¥393,400 | ¥1.86M | 44.3 | 18 |
| Oita | ¥6.57M | ¥410,200 | ¥1.65M | 42.2 | 17 |
| Tokushima | ¥6.57M | ¥418,000 | ¥1.55M | 39.9 | 29 |
| Kyoto | ¥6.50M | ¥409,800 | ¥1.58M | 43.3 | 24 |
| Kagoshima | ¥6.44M | ¥409,000 | ¥1.54M | 38.5 | 25 |
| Ibaraki | ¥6.42M | ¥413,700 | ¥1.45M | 40.9 | 15 |
| Osaka | ¥6.40M | ¥411,600 | ¥1.46M | 39.9 | 21 |
| Toyama | ¥6.31M | ¥402,600 | ¥1.48M | 44.7 | 27 |
| Saga | ¥6.28M | ¥398,400 | ¥1.50M | 37.4 | 21 |
| Shiga | ¥6.18M | ¥395,100 | ¥1.44M | 46 | 19 |
| Okayama | ¥6.14M | ¥371,900 | ¥1.67M | 35.9 | 24 |
| Gunma | ¥6.03M | ¥387,500 | ¥1.38M | 41.7 | 19 |
| Fukui | ¥6.01M | ¥391,800 | ¥1.31M | 38.2 | 24 |
| Mie | ¥5.95M | ¥375,600 | ¥1.44M | 41.4 | 18 |
| Kumamoto | ¥5.93M | ¥400,000 | ¥1.13M | 43.5 | 26 |
| Fukuoka | ¥5.78M | ¥389,200 | ¥1.11M | 33.9 | 17 |
| Ehime | ¥5.76M | ¥364,600 | ¥1.38M | 38.4 | 27 |
| Chiba | ¥5.66M | ¥387,600 | ¥1.01M | 39.7 | 16 |
| Shimane | ¥5.60M | ¥360,100 | ¥1.28M | 40 | 25 |
| Kochi | ¥5.39M | ¥355,100 | ¥1.13M | 34.8 | 28 |
| Nagasaki | ¥5.28M | ¥344,900 | ¥1.14M | 34.3 | 20 |
| Ishikawa | ¥5.16M | ¥342,300 | ¥1.05M | 42 | 21 |
| Hiroshima | ¥4.91M | ¥317,300 | ¥1.11M | 40.6 | 19 |
| Wakayama | ¥4.71M | ¥334,200 | ¥694,900 | 36.5 | 25 |
| Okinawa | ¥4.68M | ¥338,200 | ¥626,000 | 40.1 | 10 |
| Tottori | ¥4.67M | ¥300,600 | ¥1.06M | 40.3 | 9 |
| Nagano | ¥4.59M | ¥294,600 | ¥1.05M | 45.5 | 4 |
| Yamagata | ¥3.90M | ¥280,200 | ¥538,000 | 42.4 | 15 |
Showing data for 44 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.