Average Annual Salary for Designers in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.40M

Monthly gross:¥375,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥353,400
Annual Bonus:¥888,600
Age:39.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs

Trends

¥4.60M¥4.80M¥5M¥5.20M¥5.40M202020212022202320242025

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#60 of 145 occupations

Top 42%

Best Paying Region

Kanagawa: ¥7.09M

Lowest: Miyazaki (¥3.15M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 82% of male salary

Significant gap (¥4.95M vs ¥6.01M)

Career Growth

+17% salary change

¥4.61M (2020) → ¥5.40M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 35% above average

¥7.31M vs National Avg ¥5.40M

Workforce

~9k workers nationwide

Specialized field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥6.01M

Monthly gross:¥415,900
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥391,800
Annual Bonus:¥1.02M
Age:41.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥4.95M

Monthly gross:¥346,400
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥325,600
Annual Bonus:¥790,600
Age:37.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥5.40M¥375,600¥888,60039.18
10-99 employees¥4.72M¥342,100¥617,80039.56
100-999 employees¥5.52M¥381,200¥945,40038.810
1000+ employees¥7.31M¥473,000¥1.63M39.49

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Kanagawa¥7.09M¥405,100¥2.23M38.24
Tokyo¥6.09M¥420,400¥1.05M39.58
Saitama¥5.46M¥361,600¥1.13M39.42
Nagano¥5.21M¥346,200¥1.06M4419
Gunma¥5.14M¥353,700¥898,30039.921
Shiga¥5.07M¥360,500¥746,60038.82
Osaka¥5.05M¥369,900¥613,70035.913
Kyoto¥4.92M¥352,300¥689,10038.77
Ibaraki¥4.89M¥318,300¥1.07M44.915
Yamagata¥4.82M¥333,400¥821,80038.221
Chiba¥4.78M¥351,400¥568,00048.84
Kagoshima¥4.76M¥321,000¥909,60040.96
Hyogo¥4.75M¥332,600¥757,5003319
Mie¥4.74M¥318,700¥912,40044.23
Toyama¥4.65M¥303,800¥1.00M41.76
Yamanashi¥4.61M¥323,900¥726,00038.76
Kagawa¥4.59M¥297,500¥1.02M392
Okayama¥4.49M¥310,100¥770,60041.612
Tochigi¥4.42M¥338,900¥352,80038.721
Kumamoto¥4.36M¥280,600¥996,00036.415
Hiroshima¥4.35M¥303,100¥715,8004011
Fukushima¥4.33M¥296,800¥772,90041.28
Aichi¥4.32M¥308,600¥620,80039.43
Shizuoka¥4.32M¥300,700¥714,00042.610
Niigata¥4.25M¥310,000¥534,40043.63
Gifu¥4.25M¥279,600¥895,10036.25
Saga¥4.21M¥288,800¥742,80034.512
Fukuoka¥4.21M¥308,200¥509,50039.74
Tottori¥4.15M¥318,100¥331,30044.32
Ishikawa¥3.95M¥284,500¥539,20038.92
Kochi¥3.90M¥279,200¥544,90040.14
Hokkaido¥3.77M¥287,200¥323,40040.27
Iwate¥3.76M¥290,300¥272,40038.69
Nagasaki¥3.74M¥290,600¥251,10038.53
Akita¥3.72M¥259,300¥610,00037.62
Ehime¥3.70M¥266,500¥499,300388
Nara¥3.69M¥287,600¥235,00045.94
Yamaguchi¥3.68M¥273,400¥397,50041.73
Miyagi¥3.65M¥264,800¥476,10032.418
Shimane¥3.63M¥261,300¥497,90039.111
Aomori¥3.61M¥259,200¥495,00044.710
Okinawa¥3.59M¥282,500¥197,50036.75
Oita¥3.53M¥267,400¥324,10038.75
Tokushima¥3.38M¥244,600¥444,40037.82
Wakayama¥3.34M¥249,200¥351,00036.55
Fukui¥3.34M¥247,300¥371,600355
Miyazaki¥3.15M¥236,200¥320,20041.58