Secretaries
秘書
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#79 of 145 occupations
Top 55%
Best Paying Region
Tochigi: ¥513,100
Lowest: Akita (¥176,000)
Career Growth
-7% salary change
¥351,300 (2020) → ¥326,900 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +16% more
¥364,000 vs ¥314,500
Workforce
~2k workers nationwide
Specialized field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥326,900
Base Salary
¥303,900
Annual Bonus
¥835,700
Average Age:41.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:10 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tochigi | ¥513,100 | ¥2.54M | 53.3 | 0 |
| Kanagawa | ¥425,600 | ¥1.40M | 52.8 | 9 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥386,100 | ¥1.30M | 47.6 | 7 |
| Gifu | ¥384,600 | ¥2.28M | 41.9 | 6 |
| Yamanashi | ¥384,300 | ¥371,000 | 35.6 | 5 |
| Tokyo | ¥370,700 | ¥909,200 | 40.6 | 10 |
| Chiba | ¥364,500 | ¥716,500 | 44.7 | 3 |
| Kagawa | ¥364,200 | ¥1.02M | 38.3 | 8 |
| Iwate | ¥360,800 | ¥1.24M | 36 | 22 |
| Shiga | ¥353,800 | ¥574,900 | 53.8 | 10 |
| Tokushima | ¥341,200 | ¥1.01M | 48.4 | 18 |
| Niigata | ¥335,900 | ¥1.12M | 49.5 | 2 |
| Hyogo | ¥332,700 | ¥1.03M | 53.6 | 17 |
| Tottori | ¥328,800 | ¥1.14M | 54.5 | 8 |
| Kagoshima | ¥324,700 | ¥711,000 | 34.4 | 9 |
| Aichi | ¥320,000 | ¥1.08M | 40.1 | 8 |
| Miyagi | ¥318,400 | ¥894,300 | 44.7 | 8 |
| Mie | ¥317,800 | ¥1.38M | 36.9 | 26 |
| Toyama | ¥313,900 | ¥643,100 | 55 | 13 |
| Nara | ¥298,700 | ¥662,200 | 41.7 | 2 |
| Osaka | ¥296,100 | ¥689,500 | 33 | 14 |
| Kyoto | ¥295,800 | ¥561,500 | 48.2 | 11 |
| Saitama | ¥293,700 | ¥767,700 | 55.7 | 8 |
| Shimane | ¥293,000 | ¥771,000 | 31.5 | 21 |
| Gunma | ¥290,700 | ¥978,500 | 49.4 | 9 |
| Fukuoka | ¥288,700 | ¥1.16M | 42.7 | 10 |
| Yamagata | ¥283,700 | ¥1.14M | 46.9 | 8 |
| Oita | ¥275,200 | ¥947,700 | 38.7 | 12 |
| Okayama | ¥273,600 | ¥393,100 | 31.9 | 2 |
| Ibaraki | ¥268,500 | ¥725,900 | 54.3 | 21 |
| Nagano | ¥268,000 | ¥406,800 | 25.5 | 2 |
| Okinawa | ¥256,000 | ¥533,500 | 40.7 | 1 |
| Ishikawa | ¥255,500 | ¥493,500 | 50.3 | 7 |
| Hokkaido | ¥252,400 | ¥812,100 | 48.5 | 6 |
| Wakayama | ¥252,000 | ¥203,000 | 42 | 2 |
| Hiroshima | ¥250,900 | ¥617,000 | 29.2 | 0 |
| Fukui | ¥247,500 | ¥531,800 | 46.3 | 9 |
| Ehime | ¥247,100 | ¥434,700 | 48.5 | 15 |
| Miyazaki | ¥247,000 | ¥792,500 | 45.4 | 10 |
| Nagasaki | ¥241,600 | ¥974,600 | 43.9 | 3 |
| Fukushima | ¥240,200 | ¥440,100 | 41.3 | 13 |
| Aomori | ¥236,300 | ¥229,100 | 44.7 | 1 |
| Shizuoka | ¥235,000 | ¥327,000 | 39.7 | 4 |
| Saga | ¥230,800 | ¥800,000 | 26.1 | 23 |
| Kochi | ¥204,400 | ¥503,200 | 42.6 | 5 |
| Kumamoto | ¥199,400 | ¥694,400 | 32.1 | 2 |
| Akita | ¥176,000 | ¥309,600 | 44 | 0 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥364,000 | ¥1.01M | 44.2 | 12 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥314,500 | ¥715,700 | 42.7 | 6 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥305,900 | ¥756,900 | 38.7 | 9 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥351,300
2021
¥361,200
2022
¥350,600
2023
¥326,900