Average Annual Salary for Registered Nurses in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.25M

Monthly gross:¥365,900
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥333,200
Annual Bonus:¥856,400
Age:42.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:6 hrs

Trends

¥4.90M¥5M¥5.10M¥5.20M¥5.30M202020212022202320242025

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#64 of 145 occupations

Top 44%

Best Paying Region

Shiga: ¥5.85M

Lowest: Kochi (¥4.35M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 94% of male salary

Moderate gap (¥5.21M vs ¥5.52M)

Career Growth

+7% salary change

¥4.92M (2020) → ¥5.25M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 9% above average

¥5.70M vs National Avg ¥5.25M

Workforce

~90k workers nationwide

Mid-size field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.52M

Monthly gross:¥385,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥344,300
Annual Bonus:¥892,800
Age:39.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:6 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.21M

Monthly gross:¥363,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥331,800
Annual Bonus:¥851,600
Age:42.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:6 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥5.25M¥365,900¥856,40042.16
10-99 employees¥4.70M¥339,500¥624,20046.35
100-999 employees¥5.06M¥357,700¥770,40044.34
1000+ employees¥5.70M¥386,800¥1.06M37.69

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Shiga¥5.85M¥394,100¥1.12M41.38
Tokyo¥5.79M¥407,800¥891,50040.110
Yamanashi¥5.55M¥386,600¥915,30045.510
Tochigi¥5.54M¥365,300¥1.15M39.35
Nara¥5.48M¥389,100¥814,900426
Chiba¥5.48M¥376,700¥956,50039.26
Aichi¥5.46M¥371,400¥1.00M42.24
Kanagawa¥5.44M¥384,200¥826,200419
Kyoto¥5.41M¥383,200¥808,50041.57
Osaka¥5.40M¥380,500¥836,30040.66
Kagawa¥5.36M¥371,200¥905,70042.88
Okayama¥5.36M¥364,000¥990,90039.58
Saitama¥5.33M¥380,600¥763,00045.85
Shizuoka¥5.25M¥371,800¥786,20040.99
Gunma¥5.24M¥357,500¥945,20044.77
Hyogo¥5.23M¥366,800¥826,70044.47
Hiroshima¥5.21M¥355,000¥950,20044.34
Hokkaido¥5.19M¥353,100¥957,000436
Nagano¥5.18M¥359,300¥865,700416
Shimane¥5.18M¥364,800¥798,40043.47
Ishikawa¥5.15M¥360,900¥821,70040.93
Tottori¥5.15M¥352,600¥917,80041.15
Ibaraki¥5.15M¥371,900¥683,600463
Wakayama¥5.14M¥362,700¥791,20040.45
Mie¥5.14M¥356,900¥858,50044.27
Miyagi¥5.13M¥350,500¥926,40040.47
Fukui¥5.13M¥338,700¥1.07M44.64
Yamaguchi¥5.12M¥346,900¥955,700458
Akita¥5.12M¥345,000¥975,10041.94
Gifu¥5.09M¥361,000¥759,50042.99
Toyama¥5.06M¥348,600¥875,300427
Tokushima¥5.05M¥356,000¥774,00043.45
Kagoshima¥5.03M¥355,300¥769,30040.33
Kumamoto¥4.91M¥340,100¥824,90041.97
Niigata¥4.89M¥342,800¥779,40041.35
Okinawa¥4.86M¥345,900¥711,40042.56
Fukuoka¥4.83M¥338,000¥769,90043.74
Yamagata¥4.77M¥330,800¥799,30043.64
Oita¥4.74M¥331,000¥771,20045.44
Ehime¥4.73M¥330,400¥762,60045.36
Nagasaki¥4.72M¥326,200¥807,90044.75
Saga¥4.69M¥321,400¥829,70043.35
Iwate¥4.54M¥317,100¥738,90045.67
Fukushima¥4.54M¥328,700¥598,70040.86
Aomori¥4.52M¥313,300¥765,00041.93
Miyazaki¥4.43M¥307,900¥738,60044.56
Kochi¥4.35M¥318,300¥528,70044.23