Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Manufacturing Workers Average Monthly Salary in Japan
Based on 2023 Government Wage Data
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#137 of 145 occupations
Top 95%
Best Paying Region
Shizuoka: ¥313,700
Lowest: Tokushima (¥196,000)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 71% of male salary
Significant gap (¥209,800 vs ¥294,300)
Career Growth
+4% salary change
¥242,500 (2020) → ¥251,800 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 3% below average
¥244,700 vs National Avg ¥251,800
Workforce
~93k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
Nationwide
Latest (2023)
Gross Salary
¥251,800
Base Salary
¥216,600
Annual Bonus
¥396,100
Average Age:43.1 yrs
Overtime Hours:18 hrs
Trends (2020-2023)
By Gender (2023)
Male
Gross Salary
¥294,300
Base Salary
¥253,400
Annual Bonus
¥630,000
Average Age:42.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:19 hrs
Female
Gross Salary
¥209,800
Base Salary
¥180,100
Annual Bonus
¥164,700
Average Age:43.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:18 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥251,800 | ¥396,100 | 43.1 | 18 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥247,300 | ¥374,800 | 44.9 | 11 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥267,700 | ¥530,900 | 42.8 | 16 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥244,700 | ¥327,800 | 42.4 | 23 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shizuoka | ¥313,700 | ¥779,800 | 43 | 13 |
| Hyogo | ¥309,500 | ¥875,400 | 40.6 | 11 |
| Nara | ¥304,900 | ¥680,200 | 42.2 | 14 |
| Gunma | ¥299,200 | ¥435,700 | 44.2 | 24 |
| Saitama | ¥298,400 | ¥440,600 | 44.6 | 20 |
| Hokkaido | ¥295,500 | ¥1.01M | 43.3 | 11 |
| Kanagawa | ¥284,800 | ¥374,900 | 45.5 | 19 |
| Kyoto | ¥280,000 | ¥492,400 | 42.9 | 13 |
| Chiba | ¥278,300 | ¥499,000 | 44.3 | 11 |
| Aichi | ¥276,800 | ¥499,500 | 44.4 | 14 |
| Yamanashi | ¥273,200 | ¥561,200 | 44.6 | 12 |
| Wakayama | ¥272,200 | ¥487,100 | 48.2 | 9 |
| Osaka | ¥272,100 | ¥338,100 | 45.4 | 24 |
| Hiroshima | ¥268,800 | ¥525,300 | 41.9 | 12 |
| Mie | ¥264,700 | ¥580,200 | 44.7 | 10 |
| Ibaraki | ¥262,100 | ¥507,800 | 43.2 | 18 |
| Toyama | ¥259,700 | ¥448,200 | 38 | 24 |
| Nagano | ¥255,600 | ¥437,700 | 41.7 | 12 |
| Kagawa | ¥254,900 | ¥518,100 | 46.7 | 13 |
| Oita | ¥251,400 | ¥429,000 | 41.8 | 14 |
| Shiga | ¥251,200 | ¥524,300 | 41.9 | 11 |
| Niigata | ¥248,200 | ¥502,300 | 45.3 | 9 |
| Gifu | ¥247,500 | ¥375,700 | 40.1 | 18 |
| Saga | ¥246,800 | ¥431,800 | 42.7 | 17 |
| Tochigi | ¥243,500 | ¥340,600 | 40.3 | 16 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥241,000 | ¥252,400 | 47.6 | 22 |
| Okayama | ¥239,800 | ¥359,000 | 42.2 | 16 |
| Tottori | ¥238,500 | ¥310,200 | 41.5 | 7 |
| Ehime | ¥236,500 | ¥357,400 | 40.1 | 15 |
| Yamagata | ¥235,100 | ¥268,000 | 40.7 | 24 |
| Kochi | ¥232,500 | ¥552,800 | 42.8 | 9 |
| Miyagi | ¥232,200 | ¥327,400 | 41 | 13 |
| Fukui | ¥231,800 | ¥398,800 | 45.9 | 12 |
| Fukuoka | ¥227,900 | ¥212,000 | 46.6 | 19 |
| Tokyo | ¥226,100 | ¥210,300 | 41.7 | 25 |
| Nagasaki | ¥225,400 | ¥244,000 | 44.7 | 19 |
| Ishikawa | ¥224,600 | ¥308,900 | 43.4 | 20 |
| Fukushima | ¥221,000 | ¥310,500 | 44.5 | 9 |
| Iwate | ¥220,200 | ¥268,900 | 43.6 | 16 |
| Kagoshima | ¥215,600 | ¥267,500 | 44.6 | 13 |
| Miyazaki | ¥215,100 | ¥479,100 | 46.2 | 11 |
| Kumamoto | ¥212,800 | ¥241,300 | 46.6 | 27 |
| Okinawa | ¥211,300 | ¥180,700 | 42 | 10 |
| Akita | ¥209,700 | ¥187,200 | 47.9 | 9 |
| Shimane | ¥207,400 | ¥300,000 | 45.4 | 10 |
| Aomori | ¥202,100 | ¥285,600 | 48.5 | 7 |
| Tokushima | ¥196,000 | ¥213,600 | 41.4 | 15 |