Average Annual Salary for Architects in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥6.79M

Monthly gross:¥456,200
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥407,500
Annual Bonus:¥1.32M
Age:43.4 yrs
Overtime Hours:17 hrs

Trends

¥5.80M¥6M¥6.20M¥6.40M¥6.60M¥6.80M202020212022202320242025

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#20 of 145 occupations

Top 14%

Best Paying Region

Chiba: ¥8.64M

Lowest: Akita (¥4.43M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 75% of male salary

Significant gap (¥5.26M vs ¥7.04M)

Career Growth

+10% salary change

¥6.20M (2020) → ¥6.79M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 27% above average

¥8.60M vs National Avg ¥6.79M

Workforce

~37k workers nationwide

Mid-size field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥7.04M

Monthly gross:¥471,800
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥422,100
Annual Bonus:¥1.38M
Age:44.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:17 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.26M

Monthly gross:¥362,100
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥320,200
Annual Bonus:¥916,000
Age:36.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:17 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥6.79M¥456,200¥1.32M43.417
10-99 employees¥5.85M¥400,400¥1.05M46.610
100-999 employees¥6.59M¥447,500¥1.22M40.423
1000+ employees¥8.60M¥560,400¥1.88M4223

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Chiba¥8.64M¥548,900¥2.05M42.817
Tokyo¥7.59M¥518,400¥1.37M42.522
Kanagawa¥7.13M¥471,600¥1.47M42.922
Hyogo¥7.03M¥445,500¥1.68M48.35
Yamanashi¥6.88M¥433,300¥1.68M49.115
Fukuoka¥6.87M¥460,500¥1.34M4519
Mie¥6.74M¥415,500¥1.76M4713
Saitama¥6.71M¥435,400¥1.48M43.214
Nara¥6.69M¥436,900¥1.45M45.36
Kagawa¥6.64M¥440,400¥1.36M45.314
Osaka¥6.61M¥444,800¥1.27M43.116
Aichi¥6.53M¥430,400¥1.36M40.616
Fukushima¥6.48M¥425,800¥1.37M45.121
Nagano¥6.46M¥423,800¥1.37M43.118
Gunma¥6.43M¥433,800¥1.22M47.515
Wakayama¥6.42M¥459,900¥904,90047.118
Ishikawa¥6.41M¥429,100¥1.26M44.714
Yamaguchi¥6.39M¥418,700¥1.36M48.412
Tochigi¥6.38M¥472,000¥717,40044.916
Miyagi¥6.27M¥433,400¥1.07M41.620
Toyama¥6.17M¥405,100¥1.31M49.512
Nagasaki¥6.12M¥381,800¥1.54M45.516
Shizuoka¥6.11M¥410,500¥1.19M44.217
Shiga¥5.93M¥386,700¥1.29M44.49
Kyoto¥5.92M¥412,100¥974,70042.719
Ehime¥5.87M¥396,500¥1.11M46.519
Fukui¥5.86M¥380,200¥1.30M46.522
Gifu¥5.84M¥409,500¥930,40043.814
Hokkaido¥5.82M¥393,400¥1.10M47.613
Niigata¥5.72M¥373,600¥1.23M44.213
Ibaraki¥5.64M¥408,100¥741,60049.99
Saga¥5.60M¥356,900¥1.32M42.619
Kumamoto¥5.54M¥362,300¥1.19M45.512
Oita¥5.52M¥386,200¥886,30044.95
Hiroshima¥5.50M¥387,000¥858,10043.813
Tokushima¥5.47M¥380,100¥907,40052.515
Shimane¥5.37M¥378,500¥830,70047.77
Miyazaki¥5.22M¥369,900¥778,70051.312
Iwate¥5.19M¥324,900¥1.29M3712
Kagoshima¥4.95M¥320,100¥1.11M42.69
Kochi¥4.93M¥343,700¥807,8004910
Tottori¥4.91M¥339,800¥827,60044.816
Aomori¥4.90M¥316,400¥1.11M40.34
Yamagata¥4.70M¥321,600¥836,40043.18
Okayama¥4.69M¥344,400¥552,80039.28
Okinawa¥4.50M¥328,100¥561,50044.18
Akita¥4.43M¥312,300¥680,00045.57