Average Annual Salary for HR & General Affairs Staff in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.25M

Monthly gross:¥349,200
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥326,100
Annual Bonus:¥1.06M
Age:44.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs

Trends

¥4.40M¥4.60M¥4.80M¥5M¥5.20M¥5.40M202020212022202320242025

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#62 of 145 occupations

Top 43%

Best Paying Region

Tokyo: ¥6.22M

Lowest: Miyazaki (¥3.70M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 74% of male salary

Significant gap (¥4.63M vs ¥6.29M)

Career Growth

+14% salary change

¥4.60M (2020) → ¥5.25M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 15% above average

¥6.03M vs National Avg ¥5.25M

Workforce

~79k workers nationwide

Mid-size field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥6.29M

Monthly gross:¥410,800
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥380,900
Annual Bonus:¥1.37M
Age:46.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:11 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥4.63M

Monthly gross:¥312,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥293,200
Annual Bonus:¥880,200
Age:44.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥5.25M¥349,200¥1.06M44.99
10-99 employees¥4.35M¥303,000¥712,70046.95
100-999 employees¥5.10M¥341,800¥995,40044.99
1000+ employees¥6.03M¥388,300¥1.37M43.611

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Tokyo¥6.22M¥409,200¥1.31M43.610
Kanagawa¥5.57M¥371,100¥1.12M45.610
Kyoto¥5.38M¥358,100¥1.09M46.910
Aichi¥5.32M¥352,300¥1.09M4411
Chiba¥5.26M¥354,500¥1.01M48.47
Osaka¥5.22M¥343,400¥1.10M43.97
Hiroshima¥5.11M¥342,000¥1.01M47.59
Shiga¥5.05M¥330,000¥1.09M45.810
Shizuoka¥5.04M¥335,000¥1.02M45.59
Nagano¥4.97M¥321,400¥1.11M48.27
Tochigi¥4.93M¥326,400¥1.01M44.39
Ishikawa¥4.86M¥321,800¥1.00M44.97
Tokushima¥4.86M¥321,300¥1.00M46.29
Ibaraki¥4.83M¥323,300¥952,70044.711
Hyogo¥4.82M¥328,600¥880,00044.39
Saitama¥4.82M¥329,800¥863,000469
Hokkaido¥4.80M¥316,600¥1.00M44.78
Miyagi¥4.76M¥318,900¥936,10045.99
Gifu¥4.76M¥313,600¥996,40045.35
Mie¥4.70M¥313,500¥936,40045.28
Wakayama¥4.65M¥311,200¥914,50047.28
Yamanashi¥4.64M¥312,400¥892,20043.210
Gunma¥4.64M¥301,800¥1.02M46.78
Kagawa¥4.56M¥304,100¥911,00046.37
Yamaguchi¥4.56M¥305,300¥891,80045.26
Nagasaki¥4.53M¥302,500¥901,20046.59
Toyama¥4.53M¥308,700¥823,10046.76
Fukuoka¥4.51M¥307,600¥817,50044.77
Okayama¥4.50M¥309,100¥788,60046.69
Nara¥4.48M¥307,500¥788,80045.89
Kumamoto¥4.47M¥295,800¥922,30043.88
Niigata¥4.46M¥291,100¥965,60046.96
Ehime¥4.42M¥299,200¥832,50045.58
Fukui¥4.41M¥289,800¥932,60045.56
Tottori¥4.40M¥298,400¥822,30045.27
Fukushima¥4.39M¥293,800¥860,40047.16
Oita¥4.30M¥292,500¥787,90046.610
Akita¥4.25M¥297,500¥682,70047.14
Shimane¥4.22M¥283,300¥819,80045.18
Saga¥4.14M¥274,900¥843,40044.37
Kochi¥4.10M¥285,800¥668,80047.46
Kagoshima¥4.00M¥271,800¥733,70046.75
Yamagata¥3.99M¥266,900¥785,20046.75
Iwate¥3.95M¥272,400¥684,100467
Okinawa¥3.94M¥270,100¥700,00045.85
Aomori¥3.91M¥270,700¥657,60049.95
Miyazaki¥3.70M¥254,300¥644,70046.26