High School Teachers
高等学校教員
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#14 of 145 occupations
Top 10%
Best Paying Region
Wakayama: ¥533,100
Lowest: Akita (¥264,300)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 89% of male salary
Moderate gap (¥407,100 vs ¥459,100)
Career Growth
+3% salary change
¥431,800 (2020) → ¥443,300 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +26% more
¥508,200 vs ¥404,000
Workforce
~8k workers nationwide
Specialized field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥443,300
Base Salary
¥436,800
Annual Bonus
¥1.67M
Average Age:44.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:2 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥459,100
Base Salary
¥452,100
Annual Bonus
¥1.77M
Average Age:44.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:3 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥407,100
Base Salary
¥401,600
Annual Bonus
¥1.44M
Average Age:42.4 yrs
Overtime Hours:2 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakayama | ¥533,100 | ¥2.54M | 45.8 | 0 |
| Ibaraki | ¥523,800 | ¥2.02M | 45.7 | 12 |
| Tokyo | ¥521,600 | ¥2.40M | 44.7 | 1 |
| Kanagawa | ¥510,100 | ¥2.03M | 44.1 | 4 |
| Kyoto | ¥497,700 | ¥2.02M | 43.5 | 8 |
| Chiba | ¥477,800 | ¥2.06M | 45.7 | 2 |
| Aichi | ¥468,600 | ¥2.18M | 42.9 | 2 |
| Hiroshima | ¥467,800 | ¥1.95M | 47.5 | 2 |
| Nara | ¥456,700 | ¥1.71M | 44.6 | 3 |
| Osaka | ¥452,100 | ¥1.40M | 43.5 | 4 |
| Kochi | ¥452,000 | ¥1.79M | 46.4 | 2 |
| Saitama | ¥436,000 | ¥1.53M | 42.5 | 3 |
| Nagano | ¥431,400 | ¥1.42M | 43 | 0 |
| Tochigi | ¥430,900 | ¥1.33M | 46.7 | 1 |
| Gifu | ¥425,800 | ¥1.41M | 43.4 | 1 |
| Hyogo | ¥423,000 | ¥1.19M | 43.3 | 1 |
| Ehime | ¥419,600 | ¥1.52M | 47.6 | 0 |
| Fukui | ¥415,300 | ¥1.48M | 45.1 | 1 |
| Kumamoto | ¥412,100 | ¥1.43M | 45.9 | 1 |
| Miyagi | ¥405,600 | ¥1.28M | 46.4 | 2 |
| Shiga | ¥401,400 | ¥1.38M | 40.7 | 3 |
| Gunma | ¥400,400 | ¥1.32M | 45 | 0 |
| Yamagata | ¥397,800 | ¥1.24M | 46.1 | 0 |
| Mie | ¥397,600 | ¥1.15M | 46.6 | 4 |
| Yamanashi | ¥396,300 | ¥1.15M | 44.6 | 2 |
| Fukuoka | ¥394,300 | ¥1.60M | 42.3 | 3 |
| Hokkaido | ¥392,400 | ¥1.51M | 42 | 3 |
| Fukushima | ¥389,900 | ¥1.35M | 44.8 | 1 |
| Okayama | ¥384,800 | ¥1.09M | 44.4 | 1 |
| Niigata | ¥382,500 | ¥1.05M | 46.1 | 0 |
| Ishikawa | ¥378,700 | ¥1.31M | 41.7 | 4 |
| Saga | ¥377,200 | ¥1.31M | 46.4 | 0 |
| Iwate | ¥368,300 | ¥782,700 | 47.4 | 0 |
| Shizuoka | ¥365,000 | ¥1.02M | 40.4 | 1 |
| Tottori | ¥362,000 | ¥444,400 | 46.7 | 14 |
| Okinawa | ¥361,500 | ¥1.03M | 44.8 | 0 |
| Toyama | ¥361,100 | ¥1.12M | 43.5 | 1 |
| Nagasaki | ¥354,700 | ¥1.03M | 43.2 | 3 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥345,800 | ¥502,700 | 44.5 | 2 |
| Aomori | ¥344,500 | ¥463,000 | 45.9 | 0 |
| Kagawa | ¥340,100 | ¥900,500 | 44 | 0 |
| Oita | ¥339,900 | ¥960,900 | 44.7 | 1 |
| Shimane | ¥319,400 | ¥863,900 | 42.6 | 5 |
| Miyazaki | ¥314,800 | ¥728,700 | 48.5 | 3 |
| Kagoshima | ¥302,800 | ¥872,400 | 45.5 | 0 |
| Tokushima | ¥288,000 | ¥954,500 | 44.8 | 0 |
| Akita | ¥264,300 | ¥523,800 | 44.9 | 1 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥508,200 | ¥2.30M | 44.4 | 2 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥438,700 | ¥1.63M | 44.1 | 3 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥404,000 | ¥1.30M | 43.8 | 1 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥431,800
2021
¥435,200
2022
¥432,900
2023
¥443,300