Average Annual Salary for Metallurgical Engineers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥6.07M
Monthly gross:¥396,100
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥347,700
Annual Bonus:¥1.32M
Age:43.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:19 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#33 of 145 occupations
Top 23%
Best Paying Region
Yamaguchi: ¥8.01M
Lowest: Fukuoka (¥2.88M)
Career Growth
+17% salary change
¥5.21M (2020) → ¥6.07M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 11% above average
¥6.77M vs National Avg ¥6.07M
Workforce
~4k workers nationwide
Specialized field
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥6.07M | ¥396,100 | ¥1.32M | 43.8 | 19 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥4.84M | ¥355,800 | ¥571,200 | 45.6 | 21 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥5.67M | ¥371,800 | ¥1.20M | 42.7 | 14 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥6.77M | ¥425,800 | ¥1.66M | 43.9 | 21 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamaguchi | ¥8.01M | ¥484,800 | ¥2.19M | 36.2 | 28 |
| Tokyo | ¥7.97M | ¥537,900 | ¥1.51M | 45.8 | 10 |
| Hyogo | ¥7.75M | ¥471,800 | ¥2.09M | 38.4 | 22 |
| Saga | ¥7.71M | ¥462,400 | ¥2.17M | 39.7 | 10 |
| Kanagawa | ¥7.71M | ¥461,600 | ¥2.17M | 42.7 | 18 |
| Wakayama | ¥7.45M | ¥435,600 | ¥2.23M | 39.3 | 17 |
| Gifu | ¥7.14M | ¥441,500 | ¥1.84M | 42.5 | 14 |
| Niigata | ¥7.09M | ¥425,600 | ¥1.99M | 46.2 | 11 |
| Yamagata | ¥7.04M | ¥464,300 | ¥1.47M | 47 | 16 |
| Oita | ¥6.90M | ¥435,900 | ¥1.67M | 41 | 26 |
| Mie | ¥6.79M | ¥451,700 | ¥1.37M | 45.9 | 7 |
| Tochigi | ¥6.78M | ¥454,300 | ¥1.33M | 44.1 | 25 |
| Okayama | ¥6.72M | ¥414,400 | ¥1.75M | 40.2 | 25 |
| Ishikawa | ¥6.52M | ¥415,700 | ¥1.53M | 41.4 | 6 |
| Osaka | ¥6.40M | ¥442,500 | ¥1.09M | 46.6 | 24 |
| Chiba | ¥6.34M | ¥408,100 | ¥1.44M | 47.1 | 21 |
| Aichi | ¥6.22M | ¥396,800 | ¥1.45M | 41 | 19 |
| Saitama | ¥6.20M | ¥384,900 | ¥1.58M | 52.6 | 7 |
| Shiga | ¥6.03M | ¥369,800 | ¥1.59M | 42.9 | 0 |
| Ehime | ¥5.86M | ¥392,900 | ¥1.14M | 40.6 | 43 |
| Ibaraki | ¥5.84M | ¥367,200 | ¥1.44M | 43.7 | 12 |
| Nara | ¥5.80M | ¥384,900 | ¥1.19M | 41.9 | 12 |
| Kochi | ¥5.74M | ¥385,400 | ¥1.11M | 43.3 | 62 |
| Akita | ¥5.64M | ¥406,000 | ¥766,000 | 50.5 | 11 |
| Miyagi | ¥5.52M | ¥374,000 | ¥1.03M | 43.1 | 11 |
| Fukushima | ¥5.28M | ¥350,100 | ¥1.07M | 40.5 | 7 |
| Fukui | ¥5.24M | ¥354,300 | ¥987,000 | 41.2 | 13 |
| Hokkaido | ¥5.23M | ¥330,600 | ¥1.26M | 29.8 | 8 |
| Nagano | ¥5.22M | ¥333,100 | ¥1.22M | 51.4 | 11 |
| Yamanashi | ¥5.19M | ¥333,900 | ¥1.18M | 33.2 | 18 |
| Hiroshima | ¥4.80M | ¥325,600 | ¥888,100 | 39.6 | 33 |
| Kyoto | ¥4.77M | ¥340,100 | ¥690,400 | 51 | 2 |
| Kumamoto | ¥4.72M | ¥312,400 | ¥975,100 | 34.3 | 19 |
| Kagawa | ¥4.65M | ¥338,300 | ¥586,900 | 50.4 | 2 |
| Shizuoka | ¥4.60M | ¥330,100 | ¥634,200 | 36.5 | 18 |
| Okinawa | ¥4.47M | ¥311,400 | ¥733,400 | 68.3 | 2 |
| Toyama | ¥4.42M | ¥330,800 | ¥453,200 | 50.1 | 16 |
| Gunma | ¥4.39M | ¥318,700 | ¥568,100 | 32.7 | 42 |
| Tokushima | ¥4.33M | ¥297,100 | ¥765,800 | 43.4 | 8 |
| Aomori | ¥4.22M | ¥289,900 | ¥737,600 | 40.9 | 11 |
| Nagasaki | ¥4.05M | ¥264,400 | ¥872,800 | 53.2 | 18 |
| Tottori | ¥4.00M | ¥287,500 | ¥547,100 | 40.9 | 32 |
| Iwate | ¥3.96M | ¥272,000 | ¥696,100 | 42.7 | 10 |
| Shimane | ¥3.91M | ¥252,200 | ¥881,900 | 53.9 | 5 |
| Kagoshima | ¥3.76M | ¥283,700 | ¥355,800 | 41.7 | 0 |
| Fukuoka | ¥2.88M | ¥219,200 | ¥251,900 | 26 | 12 |
Showing data for 46 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.