Average Annual Salary for Wood & Paper Product Workers in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥4.34M

Monthly gross:¥309,000
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥269,700
Annual Bonus:¥633,900
Age:44.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:15 hrs

Trends

¥3.80M¥3.90M¥4M¥4.10M¥4.20M¥4.30M¥4.40M202020212022202320242025

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#107 of 145 occupations

Top 74%

Best Paying Region

Hyogo: ¥5.11M

Lowest: Nagasaki (¥2.92M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 68% of male salary

Significant gap (¥3.09M vs ¥4.57M)

Career Growth

+12% salary change

¥3.88M (2020) → ¥4.34M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 23% above average

¥5.36M vs National Avg ¥4.34M

Workforce

~16k workers nationwide

Mid-size field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥4.57M

Monthly gross:¥323,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥280,400
Annual Bonus:¥687,100
Age:44.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:16 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥3.09M

Monthly gross:¥229,100
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥211,200
Annual Bonus:¥343,000
Age:45 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥4.34M¥309,000¥633,90044.915
10-99 employees¥3.88M¥283,500¥474,30047.510
100-999 employees¥4.66M¥326,000¥745,10042.520
1000+ employees¥5.36M¥365,700¥973,00041.319

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Hyogo¥5.11M¥358,600¥803,80048.39
Nara¥4.94M¥343,300¥823,80045.812
Shizuoka¥4.78M¥348,300¥598,80042.430
Osaka¥4.77M¥337,900¥710,70048.615
Kanagawa¥4.73M¥336,000¥696,90042.516
Tokushima¥4.72M¥318,400¥895,70043.913
Tottori¥4.61M¥307,300¥920,20042.718
Kyoto¥4.60M¥325,100¥703,10045.418
Saitama¥4.55M¥332,900¥557,80047.116
Ehime¥4.53M¥310,500¥808,30045.111
Shiga¥4.52M¥317,000¥711,60044.59
Yamaguchi¥4.48M¥307,900¥789,30045.115
Gifu¥4.47M¥314,400¥694,90041.714
Miyagi¥4.46M¥307,400¥774,40044.821
Nagano¥4.39M¥307,800¥697,10044.612
Wakayama¥4.36M¥317,300¥554,40049.118
Aomori¥4.34M¥293,000¥819,1004617
Ibaraki¥4.33M¥308,500¥630,50042.315
Okayama¥4.31M¥301,300¥695,20041.919
Aichi¥4.29M¥303,300¥653,80042.59
Chiba¥4.28M¥308,000¥579,20042.911
Ishikawa¥4.27M¥294,000¥745,80043.511
Gunma¥4.27M¥313,300¥507,90047.215
Fukui¥4.26M¥293,300¥737,10045.511
Hokkaido¥4.26M¥293,200¥737,30046.812
Hiroshima¥4.25M¥320,400¥401,00046.421
Toyama¥4.25M¥297,300¥677,90044.58
Tochigi¥4.22M¥305,700¥550,20044.813
Kochi¥4.18M¥278,800¥831,700468
Shimane¥4.18M¥277,900¥840,9004316
Kumamoto¥4.09M¥283,800¥680,20043.921
Yamanashi¥4.07M¥286,000¥640,80042.620
Miyazaki¥4.07M¥286,300¥635,10044.918
Fukushima¥3.99M¥284,800¥576,4004320
Oita¥3.98M¥278,100¥640,3005011
Kagawa¥3.97M¥280,900¥597,60043.610
Mie¥3.89M¥287,100¥439,90049.39
Kagoshima¥3.88M¥275,100¥576,80046.610
Niigata¥3.78M¥267,900¥567,30045.27
Saga¥3.76M¥271,100¥510,7004412
Yamagata¥3.75M¥270,600¥506,50042.57
Fukuoka¥3.73M¥269,400¥499,50044.47
Iwate¥3.57M¥259,800¥455,50046.112
Akita¥3.39M¥242,800¥473,40048.67
Okinawa¥3.31M¥242,600¥400,50050.26
Tokyo¥3.24M¥241,300¥345,30050.64
Nagasaki¥2.92M¥218,300¥302,00045.98