Physicians
医師
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#2 of 145 occupations
Top 2%
Best Paying Region
Okinawa: ¥1.45M
Lowest: Ishikawa (¥762,400)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 76% of male salary
Significant gap (¥875,900 vs ¥1.15M)
Career Growth
-1% salary change
¥1.10M (2020) → ¥1.09M (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay -19% more
¥982,500 vs ¥1.21M
Workforce
~13k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥1.09M
Base Salary
¥950,000
Annual Bonus
¥1.28M
Average Age:46.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:20 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥1.15M
Base Salary
¥1.01M
Annual Bonus
¥1.37M
Average Age:47.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:20 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥875,900
Base Salary
¥751,200
Annual Bonus
¥972,700
Average Age:40.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:20 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okinawa | ¥1.45M | ¥1.09M | 49.6 | 5 |
| Hokkaido | ¥1.36M | ¥1.52M | 52.7 | 7 |
| Aomori | ¥1.36M | ¥527,600 | 50.6 | 14 |
| Tottori | ¥1.33M | ¥822,400 | 48.9 | 13 |
| Gunma | ¥1.29M | ¥2.22M | 46.5 | 29 |
| Yamagata | ¥1.27M | ¥1.16M | 45 | 23 |
| Saitama | ¥1.22M | ¥1.31M | 45.4 | 15 |
| Aichi | ¥1.21M | ¥1.43M | 45.1 | 22 |
| Fukushima | ¥1.21M | ¥2.55M | 47.6 | 25 |
| Shiga | ¥1.21M | ¥919,000 | 46.3 | 31 |
| Niigata | ¥1.19M | ¥646,600 | 43.8 | 24 |
| Tokyo | ¥1.18M | ¥1.01M | 49.8 | 9 |
| Kochi | ¥1.18M | ¥1.84M | 49.2 | 17 |
| Toyama | ¥1.17M | ¥1.98M | 51.5 | 23 |
| Shizuoka | ¥1.17M | ¥1.12M | 38.8 | 23 |
| Hyogo | ¥1.16M | ¥1.27M | 52 | 22 |
| Kumamoto | ¥1.15M | ¥470,400 | 50.4 | 18 |
| Akita | ¥1.11M | ¥1.15M | 45 | 8 |
| Nagasaki | ¥1.11M | ¥1.12M | 48.9 | 17 |
| Kanagawa | ¥1.11M | ¥1.62M | 47.2 | 34 |
| Hiroshima | ¥1.11M | ¥2.49M | 53.7 | 24 |
| Iwate | ¥1.10M | ¥933,800 | 55.4 | 12 |
| Mie | ¥1.10M | ¥1.19M | 45.7 | 20 |
| Ehime | ¥1.10M | ¥1.63M | 44.5 | 29 |
| Oita | ¥1.09M | ¥1.67M | 48.4 | 15 |
| Kagawa | ¥1.08M | ¥2.08M | 44 | 35 |
| Saga | ¥1.07M | ¥1.66M | 43.3 | 18 |
| Miyazaki | ¥1.06M | ¥414,600 | 49.9 | 2 |
| Miyagi | ¥1.06M | ¥1.97M | 48.6 | 16 |
| Nagano | ¥1.05M | ¥2.03M | 48.6 | 17 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥1.04M | ¥1.84M | 44.8 | 28 |
| Tokushima | ¥1.02M | ¥1.75M | 49.5 | 27 |
| Fukui | ¥1.01M | ¥797,700 | 41.9 | 13 |
| Shimane | ¥1.01M | ¥2.18M | 52.2 | 16 |
| Nara | ¥1.01M | ¥841,900 | 45.2 | 14 |
| Kyoto | ¥997,800 | ¥759,400 | 51.5 | 24 |
| Osaka | ¥995,200 | ¥1.30M | 42.8 | 34 |
| Chiba | ¥979,500 | ¥1.20M | 40.3 | 0 |
| Yamanashi | ¥974,200 | ¥481,400 | 39.5 | 28 |
| Fukuoka | ¥967,600 | ¥1.04M | 45.8 | 24 |
| Okayama | ¥956,100 | ¥2.03M | 45 | 20 |
| Wakayama | ¥955,200 | ¥393,000 | 47.1 | 15 |
| Tochigi | ¥940,300 | ¥1.75M | 42.4 | 25 |
| Gifu | ¥891,100 | ¥1.19M | 41.3 | 25 |
| Ibaraki | ¥879,400 | ¥240,400 | 37.8 | 13 |
| Kagoshima | ¥827,000 | ¥676,900 | 37.9 | 28 |
| Ishikawa | ¥762,400 | ¥204,800 | 44.3 | 7 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100-999 employees | ¥1.25M | ¥1.12M | 50.4 | 10 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥1.21M | ¥394,900 | 55.7 | 2 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥982,500 | ¥1.47M | 42.5 | 29 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥1.10M
2021
¥1.05M
2022
¥1.10M
2023
¥1.09M