Software Developers
ソフトウェア作成者
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#35 of 145 occupations
Top 24%
Best Paying Region
Tokyo: ¥404,700
Lowest: Miyazaki (¥282,400)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 80% of male salary
Significant gap (¥320,400 vs ¥403,000)
Career Growth
+11% salary change
¥346,900 (2020) → ¥385,400 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +5% more
¥397,600 vs ¥379,200
Workforce
~71k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥385,400
Base Salary
¥353,700
Annual Bonus
¥951,000
Average Age:38.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:12 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥403,000
Base Salary
¥370,100
Annual Bonus
¥1.01M
Average Age:39.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:12 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥320,400
Base Salary
¥292,900
Annual Bonus
¥732,500
Average Age:34 yrs
Overtime Hours:11 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | ¥404,700 | ¥860,400 | 37.7 | 12 |
| Osaka | ¥398,800 | ¥1.06M | 41 | 9 |
| Chiba | ¥397,700 | ¥904,300 | 41.2 | 12 |
| Kyoto | ¥392,800 | ¥1.37M | 39 | 11 |
| Aichi | ¥383,900 | ¥1.36M | 41.6 | 13 |
| Tochigi | ¥381,800 | ¥1.28M | 38.6 | 16 |
| Saitama | ¥380,500 | ¥1.12M | 40.1 | 16 |
| Fukushima | ¥378,300 | ¥866,100 | 36.1 | 13 |
| Wakayama | ¥370,300 | ¥1.04M | 36.6 | 13 |
| Gifu | ¥369,500 | ¥1.36M | 42.2 | 17 |
| Hyogo | ¥362,900 | ¥1.22M | 39.2 | 13 |
| Gunma | ¥361,800 | ¥1.09M | 41.7 | 17 |
| Ehime | ¥361,000 | ¥1.29M | 44.5 | 6 |
| Kanagawa | ¥359,900 | ¥905,700 | 36.7 | 14 |
| Hiroshima | ¥354,600 | ¥1.11M | 41.9 | 15 |
| Ishikawa | ¥348,300 | ¥1.33M | 39.4 | 15 |
| Kagawa | ¥347,000 | ¥971,100 | 40.6 | 16 |
| Kagoshima | ¥346,400 | ¥801,400 | 41 | 16 |
| Fukuoka | ¥341,600 | ¥714,100 | 38.2 | 12 |
| Miyagi | ¥335,400 | ¥921,000 | 36.4 | 21 |
| Shizuoka | ¥334,500 | ¥1.12M | 39.2 | 13 |
| Nagano | ¥332,100 | ¥1.09M | 40.2 | 13 |
| Oita | ¥331,900 | ¥886,300 | 41.3 | 10 |
| Yamanashi | ¥329,400 | ¥1.30M | 37.4 | 9 |
| Fukui | ¥327,800 | ¥821,400 | 37.9 | 11 |
| Mie | ¥326,800 | ¥1.08M | 38.4 | 11 |
| Ibaraki | ¥325,600 | ¥771,000 | 44.1 | 11 |
| Kumamoto | ¥325,400 | ¥1.29M | 39.5 | 16 |
| Shiga | ¥325,300 | ¥1.02M | 39.5 | 9 |
| Hokkaido | ¥323,200 | ¥1.02M | 37.7 | 9 |
| Tokushima | ¥322,100 | ¥1.04M | 43.6 | 9 |
| Okayama | ¥319,900 | ¥1.22M | 39 | 11 |
| Nagasaki | ¥318,700 | ¥1.08M | 40.2 | 11 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥316,200 | ¥1.17M | 42.1 | 12 |
| Tottori | ¥315,600 | ¥999,500 | 40.4 | 11 |
| Akita | ¥314,600 | ¥1.58M | 41.4 | 14 |
| Yamagata | ¥313,400 | ¥633,900 | 39.4 | 10 |
| Iwate | ¥311,700 | ¥1.12M | 37.1 | 18 |
| Niigata | ¥306,700 | ¥890,700 | 38.7 | 10 |
| Toyama | ¥306,200 | ¥825,900 | 39 | 6 |
| Nara | ¥302,100 | ¥451,700 | 41.5 | 8 |
| Kochi | ¥297,800 | ¥1.14M | 40.8 | 8 |
| Saga | ¥296,500 | ¥1.26M | 37.2 | 11 |
| Okinawa | ¥295,600 | ¥478,700 | 36.9 | 6 |
| Shimane | ¥292,100 | ¥841,000 | 36.9 | 8 |
| Aomori | ¥289,600 | ¥848,200 | 36.9 | 11 |
| Miyazaki | ¥282,400 | ¥831,200 | 38.7 | 8 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥397,600 | ¥1.21M | 38.1 | 16 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥380,200 | ¥999,200 | 37.5 | 12 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥379,200 | ¥572,600 | 40.7 | 7 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥346,900
2021
¥353,300
2022
¥377,100
2023
¥385,400