Average Annual Salary for Chemical Engineers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥6.42M
Monthly gross:¥412,700
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥376,000
Annual Bonus:¥1.46M
Age:41.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:13 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#28 of 145 occupations
Top 20%
Best Paying Region
Nagasaki: ¥8.19M
Lowest: Tottori (¥3.91M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 76% of male salary
Significant gap (¥5.19M vs ¥6.85M)
Career Growth
+10% salary change
¥5.82M (2020) → ¥6.42M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 10% above average
¥7.07M vs National Avg ¥6.42M
Workforce
~7k workers nationwide
Specialized field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥6.85M
Monthly gross:¥437,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥396,700
Annual Bonus:¥1.60M
Age:42.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:14 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥5.19M
Monthly gross:¥342,100
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥316,400
Annual Bonus:¥1.08M
Age:39.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:10 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥6.42M | ¥412,700 | ¥1.46M | 41.5 | 13 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥5.37M | ¥362,000 | ¥1.03M | 42.9 | 10 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥6.01M | ¥391,000 | ¥1.32M | 41.7 | 11 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥7.07M | ¥446,400 | ¥1.72M | 41 | 15 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki | ¥8.19M | ¥544,100 | ¥1.66M | 44.4 | 0 |
| Wakayama | ¥7.74M | ¥475,800 | ¥2.03M | 47.6 | 21 |
| Tokyo | ¥7.44M | ¥464,200 | ¥1.87M | 41.2 | 16 |
| Niigata | ¥7.25M | ¥416,900 | ¥2.25M | 45 | 11 |
| Kanagawa | ¥7.20M | ¥464,800 | ¥1.62M | 42.7 | 18 |
| Kyoto | ¥7.02M | ¥444,700 | ¥1.68M | 41.6 | 16 |
| Aichi | ¥6.97M | ¥432,000 | ¥1.79M | 39.2 | 16 |
| Shizuoka | ¥6.87M | ¥461,300 | ¥1.33M | 38.2 | 16 |
| Okayama | ¥6.86M | ¥508,300 | ¥765,300 | 41 | 13 |
| Hiroshima | ¥6.85M | ¥419,000 | ¥1.82M | 39.7 | 19 |
| Fukuoka | ¥6.58M | ¥392,900 | ¥1.86M | 41.2 | 15 |
| Hyogo | ¥6.53M | ¥406,800 | ¥1.65M | 41.3 | 10 |
| Chiba | ¥6.36M | ¥414,000 | ¥1.40M | 40 | 14 |
| Saitama | ¥6.34M | ¥403,800 | ¥1.50M | 41.5 | 8 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥6.34M | ¥406,800 | ¥1.46M | 46.4 | 10 |
| Kumamoto | ¥6.30M | ¥404,300 | ¥1.45M | 40.8 | 15 |
| Ehime | ¥6.28M | ¥383,900 | ¥1.67M | 45 | 10 |
| Osaka | ¥6.27M | ¥399,700 | ¥1.47M | 41.2 | 10 |
| Shiga | ¥6.25M | ¥417,200 | ¥1.24M | 40.1 | 15 |
| Oita | ¥6.24M | ¥393,700 | ¥1.51M | 40.4 | 17 |
| Miyagi | ¥6.17M | ¥412,500 | ¥1.22M | 38.9 | 16 |
| Miyazaki | ¥6.16M | ¥397,000 | ¥1.40M | 38.4 | 18 |
| Saga | ¥6.10M | ¥365,400 | ¥1.72M | 39.4 | 14 |
| Ibaraki | ¥6.02M | ¥405,400 | ¥1.15M | 48.1 | 7 |
| Toyama | ¥5.91M | ¥371,800 | ¥1.44M | 40.8 | 11 |
| Gunma | ¥5.84M | ¥380,000 | ¥1.28M | 41.5 | 7 |
| Kagoshima | ¥5.81M | ¥371,000 | ¥1.35M | 47.1 | 10 |
| Fukui | ¥5.75M | ¥374,100 | ¥1.26M | 38.7 | 4 |
| Mie | ¥5.74M | ¥390,700 | ¥1.05M | 41.5 | 13 |
| Aomori | ¥5.71M | ¥391,600 | ¥1.01M | 37.6 | 18 |
| Akita | ¥5.58M | ¥370,100 | ¥1.14M | 38.9 | 25 |
| Gifu | ¥5.53M | ¥380,700 | ¥966,200 | 40.8 | 21 |
| Hokkaido | ¥5.53M | ¥385,200 | ¥905,200 | 41.2 | 20 |
| Tochigi | ¥5.52M | ¥349,800 | ¥1.33M | 39 | 11 |
| Iwate | ¥5.40M | ¥331,500 | ¥1.42M | 40 | 8 |
| Tokushima | ¥5.36M | ¥334,500 | ¥1.34M | 38.5 | 5 |
| Kochi | ¥5.35M | ¥309,200 | ¥1.64M | 43.7 | 5 |
| Okinawa | ¥5.30M | ¥382,600 | ¥706,300 | 44.5 | 0 |
| Kagawa | ¥5.25M | ¥369,900 | ¥811,400 | 45.8 | 3 |
| Yamanashi | ¥5.21M | ¥348,100 | ¥1.03M | 39.6 | 12 |
| Fukushima | ¥5.19M | ¥344,400 | ¥1.06M | 38.4 | 11 |
| Nagano | ¥5.02M | ¥328,900 | ¥1.07M | 34.4 | 10 |
| Yamagata | ¥4.89M | ¥331,300 | ¥916,700 | 36.7 | 22 |
| Shimane | ¥4.56M | ¥299,800 | ¥963,300 | 35.8 | 9 |
| Ishikawa | ¥4.41M | ¥306,600 | ¥733,100 | 35 | 2 |
| Nara | ¥4.14M | ¥301,800 | ¥515,000 | 41.8 | 9 |
| Tottori | ¥3.91M | ¥290,600 | ¥420,600 | 39.7 | 3 |