Average Annual Salary for Accountants & Tax Advisors in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥8.11M

Monthly gross:¥571,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥533,700
Annual Bonus:¥1.25M
Age:42.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:7 hrs

Trends

¥6M¥7M¥8M¥9M¥10M202020212022202320242025

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#10 of 145 occupations

Top 7%

Best Paying Region

Okinawa: ¥17.92M

Lowest: Niigata (¥3.93M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 81% of male salary

Significant gap (¥6.91M vs ¥8.51M)

Career Growth

-15% salary change

¥9.58M (2020) → ¥8.11M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 1% below average

¥8.00M vs National Avg ¥8.11M

Workforce

~3k workers nationwide

Specialized field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥8.51M

Monthly gross:¥597,700
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥557,900
Annual Bonus:¥1.34M
Age:41.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:7 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥6.91M

Monthly gross:¥492,800
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥462,100
Annual Bonus:¥996,200
Age:44 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥8.11M¥571,300¥1.25M42.27
10-99 employees¥8.09M¥595,600¥940,10046.44
100-999 employees¥8.28M¥569,200¥1.45M39.113
1000+ employees¥8.00M¥519,900¥1.76M35.510

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Okinawa¥17.92M¥1.49M¥66,70065.810
Ishikawa¥12.70M¥900,000¥1.90M63.50
Tochigi¥11.91M¥896,100¥1.15M45.84
Tokyo¥9.98M¥739,000¥1.11M40.710
Hiroshima¥9.92M¥610,700¥2.59M39.37
Saitama¥9.45M¥413,400¥4.48M55.10
Mie¥9.17M¥666,300¥1.18M49.72
Kagoshima¥8.99M¥589,100¥1.92M480
Nagano¥8.67M¥512,700¥2.52M40.912
Fukushima¥8.67M¥542,200¥2.16M41.68
Osaka¥8.61M¥574,000¥1.72M41.31
Wakayama¥8.08M¥493,700¥2.15M51.72
Fukuoka¥7.62M¥502,300¥1.59M33.69
Shimane¥7.62M¥499,900¥1.62M5427
Yamanashi¥7.50M¥572,600¥629,10057.514
Hokkaido¥7.49M¥443,300¥2.17M47.13
Aichi¥6.82M¥504,700¥767,90038.621
Shizuoka¥6.60M¥461,400¥1.07M399
Saga¥6.57M¥497,100¥600,000380
Ibaraki¥6.52M¥438,800¥1.26M43.10
Nara¥6.43M¥450,000¥1.03M39.50
Yamagata¥6.37M¥418,400¥1.35M40.98
Iwate¥6.26M¥521,500¥030.51
Oita¥6.00M¥500,000¥062.50
Kyoto¥5.90M¥388,000¥1.24M51.50
Gifu¥5.80M¥390,400¥1.11M52.45
Toyama¥5.69M¥374,700¥1.20M452
Kanagawa¥5.66M¥451,200¥241,80052.60
Nagasaki¥5.57M¥402,000¥741,60043.615
Okayama¥5.52M¥403,900¥670,40042.48
Tottori¥5.06M¥367,000¥657,200480
Gunma¥4.92M¥345,600¥768,90035.33
Kumamoto¥4.61M¥293,100¥1.09M39.63
Miyagi¥4.34M¥282,200¥951,40051.68
Akita¥4.09M¥263,100¥936,80039.55
Niigata¥3.93M¥262,100¥786,30039.110

Showing data for 36 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.