Average Annual Salary for Automobile Assembly Workers in Japan

Nationwide

Latest

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥5.92M

Monthly gross:¥395,600
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥328,400
Annual Bonus:¥1.17M
Age:41 yrs
Overtime Hours:19 hrs

Trends

¥4.50M¥4.75M¥5M¥5.25M¥5.50M¥5.75M¥6M202020212022202320242025

Quick Facts

Salary Ranking

#36 of 145 occupations

Top 25%

Best Paying Region

Saitama: ¥7.18M

Lowest: Tottori (¥2.04M)

Gender Pay Gap

Women earn 65% of male salary

Significant gap (¥4.08M vs ¥6.26M)

Career Growth

+25% salary change

¥4.73M (2020) → ¥5.92M (2025)

Company Size Impact

Large companies pay 12% above average

¥6.61M vs National Avg ¥5.92M

Workforce

~31k workers nationwide

Mid-size field

By Gender

Male

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥6.26M

Monthly gross:¥415,500
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥342,500
Annual Bonus:¥1.28M
Age:41.5 yrs
Overtime Hours:21 hrs

Female

Annual salary (est.)年収

¥4.08M

Monthly gross:¥290,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥253,700
Annual Bonus:¥599,200
Age:38.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:12 hrs

By Company Size

Company SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥5.92M¥395,600¥1.17M4119
10-99 employees¥3.43M¥257,700¥334,30045.412
100-999 employees¥4.47M¥328,100¥529,70039.915
1000+ employees¥6.61M¥429,600¥1.45M4122

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Saitama¥7.18M¥435,800¥1.95M46.711
Fukui¥7.04M¥461,100¥1.50M45.334
Tokyo¥6.49M¥426,000¥1.38M44.814
Kumamoto¥6.49M¥401,200¥1.68M41.713
Aichi¥6.44M¥428,000¥1.30M40.621
Iwate¥6.32M¥433,100¥1.13M43.435
Mie¥6.24M¥413,000¥1.28M43.119
Kyoto¥6.13M¥421,900¥1.07M40.926
Nara¥6.06M¥393,200¥1.34M42.216
Fukuoka¥6.02M¥411,700¥1.08M37.524
Kanagawa¥5.86M¥404,600¥1.01M43.923
Miyagi¥5.84M¥396,300¥1.08M44.818
Shizuoka¥5.75M¥379,300¥1.20M40.520
Tochigi¥5.73M¥369,200¥1.30M4411
Shimane¥5.65M¥415,400¥668,80043.720
Saga¥5.50M¥364,000¥1.14M39.424
Akita¥5.49M¥349,500¥1.30M48.915
Fukushima¥5.44M¥361,300¥1.11M39.716
Oita¥5.36M¥370,400¥916,30040.527
Okayama¥5.33M¥360,000¥1.01M41.716
Miyazaki¥5.31M¥341,100¥1.22M42.623
Hokkaido¥5.20M¥365,300¥816,80042.223
Hyogo¥5.04M¥339,900¥962,20042.617
Gunma¥5.04M¥355,100¥777,70039.815
Yamaguchi¥5.02M¥334,900¥1.00M37.413
Toyama¥5.01M¥320,700¥1.16M49.54
Tokushima¥5.00M¥352,300¥769,40037.917
Ibaraki¥4.90M¥321,000¥1.05M39.713
Osaka¥4.83M¥344,800¥693,10038.214
Hiroshima¥4.77M¥329,300¥820,6004023
Yamanashi¥4.71M¥338,700¥648,70045.719
Ehime¥4.67M¥330,600¥706,30047.862
Ishikawa¥4.39M¥293,200¥876,00039.719
Yamagata¥4.31M¥294,500¥772,00045.515
Nagano¥4.30M¥313,400¥538,00046.715
Kagawa¥4.27M¥301,700¥647,80040.331
Chiba¥4.18M¥275,800¥868,70048.85
Shiga¥4.10M¥318,300¥279,40032.128
Niigata¥4.09M¥278,700¥747,40043.65
Kochi¥3.87M¥263,900¥707,50049.35
Gifu¥3.74M¥257,600¥651,30036.77
Kagoshima¥3.66M¥258,900¥557,60043.115
Okinawa¥3.56M¥277,400¥234,20026.558
Aomori¥3.49M¥265,800¥300,10037.322
Nagasaki¥2.93M¥188,100¥676,40044.91
Tottori¥2.04M¥170,400¥046.90

Showing data for 46 of 47 prefectures. Some prefectures excluded due to insufficient sample size in government survey.