Wood and Paper Product Workers
木・紙製品製造従事者
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#108 of 145 occupations
Top 75%
Best Paying Region
Osaka: ¥380,400
Lowest: Okinawa (¥220,700)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 68% of male salary
Significant gap (¥209,100 vs ¥309,000)
Career Growth
+8% salary change
¥273,100 (2020) → ¥293,800 (2023)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay +28% more
¥363,500 vs ¥283,500
Workforce
~17k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
National Average (2023, By Gender)
Total
Monthly Salary
¥293,800
Base Salary
¥262,100
Annual Bonus
¥679,400
Average Age:44 yrs
Overtime Hours:13 hrs
Male
Monthly Salary
¥309,000
Base Salary
¥273,000
Annual Bonus
¥738,500
Average Age:44 yrs
Overtime Hours:14 hrs
Female
Monthly Salary
¥209,100
Base Salary
¥200,800
Annual Bonus
¥349,400
Average Age:44 yrs
Overtime Hours:5 hrs
By Prefecture (2023)
| Prefecture | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | ¥380,400 | ¥910,500 | 44 | 22 |
| Tokushima | ¥333,800 | ¥968,800 | 43.9 | 11 |
| Tottori | ¥325,500 | ¥987,600 | 43.5 | 19 |
| Nagano | ¥316,700 | ¥825,100 | 42.7 | 14 |
| Aomori | ¥314,900 | ¥594,500 | 48.6 | 20 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥312,400 | ¥586,200 | 45.2 | 17 |
| Gifu | ¥311,400 | ¥804,100 | 45.3 | 16 |
| Saitama | ¥311,200 | ¥717,500 | 44.2 | 9 |
| Gunma | ¥309,600 | ¥746,500 | 44.1 | 17 |
| Hyogo | ¥308,000 | ¥602,400 | 44.1 | 12 |
| Saga | ¥307,300 | ¥842,800 | 41.4 | 16 |
| Nara | ¥306,300 | ¥722,800 | 43.9 | 21 |
| Kyoto | ¥301,100 | ¥847,100 | 44 | 11 |
| Chiba | ¥297,900 | ¥607,600 | 45.1 | 20 |
| Ibaraki | ¥297,700 | ¥776,100 | 41.6 | 17 |
| Ehime | ¥295,700 | ¥803,100 | 44.9 | 8 |
| Ishikawa | ¥293,500 | ¥800,000 | 41.8 | 9 |
| Aichi | ¥290,700 | ¥502,300 | 40.8 | 16 |
| Hiroshima | ¥290,400 | ¥791,300 | 45.8 | 8 |
| Miyagi | ¥289,400 | ¥676,000 | 42.4 | 16 |
| Tokyo | ¥287,100 | ¥613,200 | 41.9 | 7 |
| Shiga | ¥286,600 | ¥722,300 | 42.3 | 9 |
| Shizuoka | ¥284,700 | ¥559,000 | 43.7 | 10 |
| Tochigi | ¥283,200 | ¥628,200 | 41.6 | 16 |
| Iwate | ¥280,800 | ¥704,800 | 47.4 | 17 |
| Fukuoka | ¥278,000 | ¥514,400 | 47.7 | 6 |
| Fukui | ¥277,400 | ¥641,800 | 42 | 10 |
| Mie | ¥277,300 | ¥600,600 | 45 | 9 |
| Miyazaki | ¥275,900 | ¥674,100 | 42.8 | 20 |
| Toyama | ¥274,500 | ¥651,300 | 45.1 | 9 |
| Fukushima | ¥270,100 | ¥655,500 | 44.9 | 8 |
| Hokkaido | ¥269,500 | ¥733,000 | 46.6 | 14 |
| Kanagawa | ¥268,600 | ¥487,100 | 40.2 | 12 |
| Yamanashi | ¥267,800 | ¥569,800 | 45.5 | 17 |
| Shimane | ¥267,600 | ¥823,900 | 43.2 | 13 |
| Kochi | ¥263,400 | ¥947,300 | 43.4 | 9 |
| Wakayama | ¥257,700 | ¥550,300 | 40.2 | 13 |
| Kumamoto | ¥257,600 | ¥670,200 | 40.9 | 14 |
| Kagoshima | ¥255,400 | ¥392,600 | 45.6 | 5 |
| Kagawa | ¥254,800 | ¥534,400 | 45.7 | 11 |
| Niigata | ¥252,000 | ¥541,700 | 44.3 | 9 |
| Okayama | ¥247,300 | ¥383,800 | 45.6 | 10 |
| Nagasaki | ¥240,700 | ¥528,600 | 42.1 | 12 |
| Yamagata | ¥239,800 | ¥471,800 | 44.5 | 13 |
| Akita | ¥239,600 | ¥402,900 | 48.2 | 12 |
| Oita | ¥234,600 | ¥739,800 | 47.4 | 5 |
| Okinawa | ¥220,700 | ¥198,700 | 48.3 | 11 |
By Company Size (2023)
| Company Size | Monthly Salary | Annual Bonus | Average Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000+ employees | ¥363,500 | ¥1.16M | 41.3 | 20 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥289,400 | ¥716,100 | 42.8 | 14 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥283,500 | ¥572,700 | 45 | 11 |
Trends (2020-2023)
2020
¥273,100
2021
¥279,900
2022
¥290,100
2023
¥293,800