Average Annual Salary for Accounting Staff in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.12M

Monthly gross:¥342,500
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥321,300
Annual Bonus:¥1.01M
Age:44 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs

Trends

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

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#68 of 145 occupations

Top 47%

Best Paying Region

Tokyo: ¥6.11M

Lowest: Tottori (¥3.85M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 72% of male salary

Significant gap (¥4.49M vs ¥6.27M)

Career Growth

+15% salary change

¥4.44M (2020) → ¥5.12M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 13% above average

¥5.80M vs National Avg ¥5.12M

Workforce

~47k workers nationwide

Mid-size field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥6.27M

Monthly gross:¥412,400
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥382,200
Annual Bonus:¥1.32M
Age:44.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:10 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥4.49M

Monthly gross:¥304,100
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥287,900
Annual Bonus:¥842,900
Age:43.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:7 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥5.12M¥342,500¥1.01M448
10-99 employees¥4.71M¥324,800¥810,90047.35
100-999 employees¥5.06M¥338,100¥1.01M42.19
1000+ employees¥5.80M¥374,500¥1.30M42.510

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Tokyo¥6.11M¥411,000¥1.18M43.310
Kanagawa¥5.50M¥368,100¥1.08M44.610
Osaka¥5.47M¥364,900¥1.09M44.210
Kyoto¥5.33M¥356,700¥1.05M46.58
Hyogo¥5.33M¥354,600¥1.07M45.87
Aichi¥5.32M¥347,700¥1.15M44.87
Ibaraki¥4.97M¥339,200¥900,60042.87
Shiga¥4.96M¥325,400¥1.06M45.36
Chiba¥4.92M¥347,400¥751,60044.95
Mie¥4.88M¥316,800¥1.07M41.610
Shizuoka¥4.83M¥315,900¥1.04M437
Saitama¥4.81M¥321,400¥954,90045.47
Fukui¥4.80M¥309,800¥1.09M43.311
Nagano¥4.79M¥307,800¥1.10M45.29
Gifu¥4.73M¥305,400¥1.06M43.45
Tochigi¥4.71M¥310,200¥992,00042.86
Miyagi¥4.69M¥316,000¥898,200449
Ishikawa¥4.62M¥310,000¥904,20046.98
Toyama¥4.62M¥307,100¥937,40046.96
Hiroshima¥4.59M¥306,900¥902,40044.78
Hokkaido¥4.57M¥300,200¥968,40043.45
Fukushima¥4.53M¥305,100¥864,10042.36
Gunma¥4.50M¥301,200¥889,10041.36
Yamanashi¥4.49M¥307,500¥799,90042.87
Tokushima¥4.44M¥294,800¥902,70044.75
Okayama¥4.40M¥292,300¥892,40044.36
Kagawa¥4.38M¥291,000¥890,80040.76
Yamaguchi¥4.38M¥286,400¥943,20043.56
Oita¥4.37M¥294,400¥840,00042.95
Ehime¥4.35M¥287,500¥899,60044.45
Aomori¥4.32M¥286,600¥879,30044.13
Akita¥4.31M¥284,100¥898,700446
Fukuoka¥4.29M¥289,200¥819,30043.75
Nagasaki¥4.27M¥298,700¥689,100457
Niigata¥4.25M¥284,900¥829,90045.65
Nara¥4.24M¥289,700¥764,30043.36
Shimane¥4.23M¥287,300¥783,60047.68
Iwate¥4.21M¥281,500¥832,40045.88
Kumamoto¥4.08M¥274,500¥781,40045.65
Yamagata¥4.06M¥272,600¥788,20044.66
Okinawa¥4.04M¥275,500¥734,90043.46
Kochi¥4.03M¥275,200¥727,30044.97
Saga¥4.00M¥265,500¥814,80042.55
Wakayama¥3.91M¥260,800¥783,60045.55
Miyazaki¥3.89M¥262,600¥742,40046.25
Kagoshima¥3.88M¥268,000¥666,40042.44
Tottori¥3.85M¥264,500¥675,900446