Average Annual Salary for Security Guards in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.80M
Monthly gross:¥288,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥240,600
Annual Bonus:¥339,800
Age:53.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:23 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#128 of 145 occupations
Top 89%
Best Paying Region
Mie: ¥4.84M
Lowest: Nara (¥2.74M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 87% of male salary
Moderate gap (¥3.31M vs ¥3.83M)
Career Growth
+8% salary change
¥3.52M (2020) → ¥3.80M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 14% above average
¥4.34M vs National Avg ¥3.80M
Workforce
~25k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.83M
Monthly gross:¥290,700
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥241,500
Annual Bonus:¥341,500
Age:54.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:23 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.31M
Monthly gross:¥250,100
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥226,400
Annual Bonus:¥313,500
Age:45.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:12 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥3.80M | ¥288,300 | ¥339,800 | 53.8 | 23 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥3.15M | ¥251,200 | ¥136,600 | 57.3 | 9 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥3.57M | ¥273,000 | ¥290,000 | 54.9 | 21 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥4.34M | ¥321,400 | ¥480,100 | 51 | 30 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mie | ¥4.84M | ¥311,800 | ¥1.10M | 52.3 | 11 |
| Shimane | ¥4.63M | ¥352,700 | ¥402,600 | 48.8 | 41 |
| Hyogo | ¥4.33M | ¥322,900 | ¥459,400 | 51.4 | 18 |
| Kanagawa | ¥4.26M | ¥311,600 | ¥516,500 | 48.8 | 28 |
| Nagano | ¥4.22M | ¥306,100 | ¥549,600 | 50 | 27 |
| Toyama | ¥4.21M | ¥310,400 | ¥483,100 | 56.4 | 22 |
| Shiga | ¥4.19M | ¥312,100 | ¥447,600 | 58.9 | 16 |
| Fukui | ¥4.06M | ¥281,600 | ¥678,200 | 50.9 | 23 |
| Fukuoka | ¥4.06M | ¥296,600 | ¥496,400 | 51.3 | 32 |
| Kyoto | ¥4.05M | ¥303,400 | ¥405,400 | 52.4 | 27 |
| Okayama | ¥4.01M | ¥297,000 | ¥447,500 | 54.1 | 19 |
| Aichi | ¥4.01M | ¥300,300 | ¥406,500 | 54.5 | 22 |
| Shizuoka | ¥3.88M | ¥295,000 | ¥335,700 | 53.1 | 31 |
| Gifu | ¥3.86M | ¥286,800 | ¥421,200 | 57.5 | 14 |
| Saitama | ¥3.85M | ¥299,900 | ¥255,600 | 57.5 | 21 |
| Ehime | ¥3.85M | ¥279,100 | ¥503,500 | 53.4 | 14 |
| Ibaraki | ¥3.83M | ¥272,200 | ¥567,100 | 53.6 | 26 |
| Niigata | ¥3.78M | ¥277,100 | ¥455,600 | 48.8 | 22 |
| Osaka | ¥3.76M | ¥291,200 | ¥269,800 | 52.8 | 27 |
| Tokyo | ¥3.74M | ¥297,900 | ¥166,500 | 56.1 | 23 |
| Tochigi | ¥3.73M | ¥275,700 | ¥418,800 | 56.4 | 24 |
| Hiroshima | ¥3.72M | ¥279,800 | ¥366,400 | 53 | 18 |
| Chiba | ¥3.72M | ¥285,800 | ¥293,500 | 53.8 | 14 |
| Kagoshima | ¥3.72M | ¥272,600 | ¥444,400 | 52.7 | 27 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥3.69M | ¥275,700 | ¥380,100 | 55.7 | 17 |
| Kagawa | ¥3.62M | ¥254,700 | ¥560,400 | 54.7 | 13 |
| Miyagi | ¥3.57M | ¥270,900 | ¥322,000 | 51.6 | 26 |
| Hokkaido | ¥3.54M | ¥265,400 | ¥355,500 | 53 | 20 |
| Akita | ¥3.49M | ¥256,000 | ¥422,600 | 49.5 | 22 |
| Fukushima | ¥3.46M | ¥268,200 | ¥237,900 | 51.4 | 19 |
| Oita | ¥3.44M | ¥262,700 | ¥285,200 | 52 | 21 |
| Tokushima | ¥3.41M | ¥267,600 | ¥198,000 | 51.9 | 18 |
| Gunma | ¥3.35M | ¥263,100 | ¥196,900 | 57.4 | 11 |
| Ishikawa | ¥3.33M | ¥256,200 | ¥258,700 | 58.6 | 27 |
| Aomori | ¥3.26M | ¥244,200 | ¥327,700 | 51.6 | 24 |
| Yamanashi | ¥3.24M | ¥264,800 | ¥66,900 | 59 | 14 |
| Iwate | ¥3.09M | ¥242,400 | ¥178,200 | 48.5 | 15 |
| Tottori | ¥3.08M | ¥239,200 | ¥208,600 | 53.8 | 17 |
| Miyazaki | ¥3.07M | ¥238,300 | ¥210,600 | 56.2 | 16 |
| Yamagata | ¥2.97M | ¥237,800 | ¥115,800 | 54.1 | 13 |
| Okinawa | ¥2.95M | ¥233,100 | ¥155,400 | 60.7 | 7 |
| Kochi | ¥2.95M | ¥234,100 | ¥140,800 | 52.3 | 12 |
| Saga | ¥2.94M | ¥232,400 | ¥149,700 | 56.9 | 14 |
| Nagasaki | ¥2.90M | ¥228,400 | ¥159,100 | 57.3 | 26 |
| Kumamoto | ¥2.84M | ¥231,500 | ¥65,000 | 53 | 16 |
| Wakayama | ¥2.79M | ¥218,700 | ¥170,000 | 55 | 11 |
| Nara | ¥2.74M | ¥217,900 | ¥127,200 | 58.5 | 6 |