Pharmacists
薬剤師
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#20 of 145 occupations
Top 14%
Best Paying Region
Okayama: ¥479,600
Lowest: Kochi (¥319,200)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 87% of male salary
Moderate gap (¥391,200 vs ¥451,000)
Career Growth
+6% salary change
¥394,200 (2020) → ¥417,500 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay -16% more
¥403,400 vs ¥477,800
Workforce
~11k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥417,500
Base Salary
¥388,700
Annual Bonus
¥768,700
Average Age:40.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:10 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥451,000
Base Salary
¥417,700
Annual Bonus
¥813,600
Average Age:41 yrs
Overtime Hours:11 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥391,200
Base Salary
¥365,900
Annual Bonus
¥733,400
Average Age:39.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama | ¥479,600 | ¥284,500 | 41.1 | 10 |
| Akita | ¥478,300 | ¥1.06M | 41.2 | 4 |
| Hiroshima | ¥464,200 | ¥1.49M | 46.5 | 7 |
| Mie | ¥462,100 | ¥728,300 | 46.5 | 10 |
| Miyagi | ¥461,000 | ¥1.19M | 42.7 | 9 |
| Aichi | ¥460,800 | ¥586,300 | 44.4 | 6 |
| Ishikawa | ¥453,700 | ¥487,300 | 45 | 12 |
| Fukuoka | ¥448,400 | ¥588,000 | 41 | 9 |
| Miyazaki | ¥446,100 | ¥431,300 | 44.3 | 4 |
| Saga | ¥443,300 | ¥807,300 | 41.9 | 7 |
| Kagoshima | ¥442,100 | ¥1.14M | 45.7 | 6 |
| Gunma | ¥437,800 | ¥809,400 | 44.8 | 11 |
| Hyogo | ¥437,400 | ¥701,600 | 38.4 | 11 |
| Kanagawa | ¥435,900 | ¥752,800 | 39.3 | 19 |
| Toyama | ¥431,500 | ¥654,600 | 44.4 | 11 |
| Ehime | ¥427,800 | ¥753,200 | 47.7 | 10 |
| Osaka | ¥426,900 | ¥944,300 | 39.3 | 10 |
| Yamanashi | ¥426,500 | ¥1.01M | 34.2 | 28 |
| Tokyo | ¥423,200 | ¥809,400 | 36.5 | 11 |
| Shimane | ¥423,200 | ¥921,700 | 41.1 | 7 |
| Yamagata | ¥419,600 | ¥1.11M | 41.7 | 13 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥417,400 | ¥1.02M | 43.3 | 14 |
| Chiba | ¥417,100 | ¥909,200 | 45.4 | 10 |
| Kagawa | ¥413,300 | ¥1.09M | 45.3 | 1 |
| Fukui | ¥412,200 | ¥1.04M | 44.3 | 16 |
| Tottori | ¥411,100 | ¥1.37M | 44.6 | 6 |
| Okinawa | ¥406,500 | ¥739,500 | 39.5 | 9 |
| Tochigi | ¥404,700 | ¥1.01M | 38.4 | 8 |
| Shizuoka | ¥404,700 | ¥664,700 | 37.8 | 7 |
| Nagasaki | ¥399,500 | ¥1.07M | 41.8 | 3 |
| Shiga | ¥396,600 | ¥762,500 | 41.4 | 8 |
| Nagano | ¥392,100 | ¥777,500 | 42.1 | 12 |
| Gifu | ¥388,000 | ¥947,800 | 44.7 | 8 |
| Hokkaido | ¥384,400 | ¥632,700 | 40.3 | 12 |
| Ibaraki | ¥383,100 | ¥610,300 | 36.4 | 7 |
| Saitama | ¥381,700 | ¥588,100 | 38.9 | 9 |
| Wakayama | ¥379,300 | ¥1.26M | 40.1 | 14 |
| Fukushima | ¥377,600 | ¥980,600 | 39.7 | 7 |
| Kumamoto | ¥374,800 | ¥494,200 | 34.8 | 3 |
| Oita | ¥372,900 | ¥1.15M | 42.8 | 5 |
| Aomori | ¥372,100 | ¥521,000 | 35.8 | 5 |
| Nara | ¥365,800 | ¥900,700 | 36.8 | 10 |
| Kyoto | ¥365,500 | ¥611,300 | 36 | 17 |
| Iwate | ¥363,700 | ¥814,700 | 38.7 | 6 |
| Niigata | ¥349,500 | ¥901,500 | 36.7 | 8 |
| Tokushima | ¥339,500 | ¥563,100 | 40.2 | 11 |
| Kochi | ¥319,200 | ¥1.08M | 37.2 | 9 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-99 employees | ¥477,800 | ¥591,300 | 47.8 | 4 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥403,400 | ¥858,800 | 36.9 | 15 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥397,500 | ¥779,100 | 39.4 | 8 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥394,200
2021
¥403,600
2022
¥414,600
2023
¥417,500