Average Annual Salary for Legal Professionals in Japan

Nationwide

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥9.81M

Monthly gross:¥628,800

Monthly base excl. overtime:¥614,500

Annual Bonus:¥2.27M

Age:46.5 yrs

Overtime Hours:4 hrs

Salary Ranking

#6 of 145 occupations

Top 4%

Best Paying Region

Yamanashi: ¥24.00M

Lowest: Mie (¥2.99M)

Career Growth

+12% salary change

¥8.79M (2020) → ¥9.81M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 22% below average

¥7.63M vs National Avg ¥9.81M

Workforce

~723 workers nationwide

Specialized field

Company Size	Annual salary (est.)	Monthly gross	Annual Bonus	Age	Overtime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)	¥9.81M	¥628,800	¥2.27M	46.5	4
10-99 employees	¥10.41M	¥666,700	¥2.41M	47.2	3
100-999 employees	¥7.47M	¥513,300	¥1.31M	45.8	12
1000+ employees	¥7.63M	¥453,900	¥2.18M	42	2

Prefecture	Annual salary (est.)	Monthly gross	Annual Bonus	Age	Overtime Hours
Yamanashi	¥24.00M	¥2.00M	¥0	51.5	0
Kyoto	¥18.83M	¥1.57M	¥0	51.5	0
Oita	¥14.64M	¥994,600	¥2.70M	48.5	2
Okayama	¥12.91M	¥1.06M	¥240,500	44.5	0
Aomori	¥11.74M	¥857,200	¥1.45M	32.9	0
Osaka	¥10.89M	¥694,800	¥2.56M	48.4	0
Hyogo	¥10.58M	¥870,600	¥132,300	40.2	0
Gunma	¥10.36M	¥790,000	¥875,000	56.3	0
Tokyo	¥10.06M	¥620,100	¥2.62M	47.3	12
Gifu	¥9.53M	¥488,500	¥3.67M	45	7
Chiba	¥8.68M	¥514,300	¥2.51M	60.8	9
Okinawa	¥8.56M	¥673,700	¥475,000	44.5	0
Iwate	¥7.20M	¥600,300	¥0	33.5	0
Ibaraki	¥7.20M	¥572,000	¥333,600	38.5	0
Saitama	¥6.77M	¥476,100	¥1.06M	52.1	1
Aichi	¥6.10M	¥325,800	¥2.19M	39.4	0
Kumamoto	¥5.72M	¥410,500	¥791,000	55.5	0
Niigata	¥5.48M	¥346,500	¥1.32M	36.5	1
Kanagawa	¥5.08M	¥340,400	¥995,800	44.3	10
Toyama	¥4.93M	¥381,600	¥346,700	45.5	19
Mie	¥2.99M	¥190,100	¥704,000	29.5	0

Showing data for 21 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.