Average Annual Salary for Packaging Workers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.37M
Monthly gross:¥248,200
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥230,400
Annual Bonus:¥387,700
Age:46.6 yrs
Overtime Hours:9 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#140 of 145 occupations
Top 97%
Best Paying Region
Nara: ¥4.43M
Lowest: Miyazaki (¥2.46M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 71% of male salary
Significant gap (¥2.89M vs ¥4.04M)
Career Growth
+18% salary change
¥2.86M (2020) → ¥3.37M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 19% above average
¥4.01M vs National Avg ¥3.37M
Workforce
~7k workers nationwide
Specialized field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥4.04M
Monthly gross:¥290,800
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥264,700
Annual Bonus:¥554,700
Age:44.8 yrs
Overtime Hours:12 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥2.89M
Monthly gross:¥218,300
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥206,300
Annual Bonus:¥270,400
Age:47.9 yrs
Overtime Hours:7 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥3.37M | ¥248,200 | ¥387,700 | 46.6 | 9 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥3.15M | ¥238,800 | ¥285,400 | 47.3 | 7 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥3.51M | ¥252,000 | ¥481,300 | 46.9 | 10 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥4.01M | ¥285,500 | ¥583,300 | 41.6 | 15 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara | ¥4.43M | ¥298,500 | ¥849,300 | 42.6 | 20 |
| Ibaraki | ¥4.22M | ¥292,000 | ¥720,300 | 42.6 | 18 |
| Hiroshima | ¥4.14M | ¥282,700 | ¥751,000 | 40.6 | 17 |
| Toyama | ¥3.93M | ¥250,500 | ¥920,400 | 48 | 1 |
| Kanagawa | ¥3.86M | ¥286,600 | ¥422,300 | 45.8 | 8 |
| Nagano | ¥3.68M | ¥259,500 | ¥565,000 | 42.9 | 8 |
| Saga | ¥3.67M | ¥250,900 | ¥659,600 | 54 | 9 |
| Fukushima | ¥3.66M | ¥261,200 | ¥526,800 | 48.6 | 21 |
| Fukui | ¥3.53M | ¥265,400 | ¥344,100 | 45.7 | 4 |
| Ishikawa | ¥3.52M | ¥244,000 | ¥596,000 | 44.1 | 4 |
| Shiga | ¥3.51M | ¥251,700 | ¥486,900 | 45 | 2 |
| Tokyo | ¥3.49M | ¥257,000 | ¥406,100 | 47 | 6 |
| Niigata | ¥3.47M | ¥233,900 | ¥659,800 | 50.2 | 3 |
| Kagoshima | ¥3.46M | ¥273,500 | ¥182,400 | 46.8 | 22 |
| Osaka | ¥3.45M | ¥255,800 | ¥375,800 | 43.9 | 8 |
| Shizuoka | ¥3.44M | ¥253,000 | ¥408,400 | 43.3 | 16 |
| Akita | ¥3.39M | ¥249,400 | ¥397,700 | 46.8 | 13 |
| Iwate | ¥3.36M | ¥238,600 | ¥497,000 | 47.1 | 4 |
| Kyoto | ¥3.31M | ¥253,000 | ¥276,500 | 50.3 | 7 |
| Aichi | ¥3.29M | ¥257,800 | ¥191,600 | 48 | 14 |
| Oita | ¥3.25M | ¥232,300 | ¥463,700 | 44.3 | 5 |
| Kumamoto | ¥3.22M | ¥230,900 | ¥448,000 | 40.7 | 5 |
| Gunma | ¥3.19M | ¥253,200 | ¥154,300 | 48.8 | 21 |
| Gifu | ¥3.17M | ¥251,900 | ¥152,100 | 43.8 | 11 |
| Okinawa | ¥3.17M | ¥225,500 | ¥467,400 | 46.2 | 7 |
| Kagawa | ¥3.14M | ¥233,600 | ¥340,100 | 49.2 | 3 |
| Saitama | ¥3.14M | ¥234,900 | ¥319,900 | 49.2 | 3 |
| Wakayama | ¥3.13M | ¥246,900 | ¥168,300 | 46.7 | 25 |
| Fukuoka | ¥3.13M | ¥226,000 | ¥417,300 | 41.9 | 7 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥3.12M | ¥227,400 | ¥388,500 | 43.8 | 11 |
| Aomori | ¥2.98M | ¥208,900 | ¥473,200 | 52.1 | 6 |
| Chiba | ¥2.93M | ¥233,400 | ¥132,000 | 46 | 4 |
| Tottori | ¥2.90M | ¥201,200 | ¥488,500 | 49.6 | 3 |
| Mie | ¥2.87M | ¥209,800 | ¥356,100 | 45.4 | 2 |
| Nagasaki | ¥2.87M | ¥227,900 | ¥132,900 | 51.6 | 10 |
| Yamanashi | ¥2.85M | ¥228,800 | ¥107,100 | 47.4 | 11 |
| Hyogo | ¥2.85M | ¥209,600 | ¥333,000 | 52.1 | 3 |
| Okayama | ¥2.82M | ¥218,000 | ¥200,700 | 49.4 | 8 |
| Yamagata | ¥2.79M | ¥223,100 | ¥113,100 | 47.5 | 24 |
| Kochi | ¥2.78M | ¥204,700 | ¥328,600 | 39.1 | 4 |
| Shimane | ¥2.77M | ¥194,800 | ¥430,200 | 53 | 1 |
| Tochigi | ¥2.68M | ¥216,800 | ¥77,400 | 49.9 | 7 |
| Miyagi | ¥2.63M | ¥204,000 | ¥182,600 | 38.8 | 13 |
| Ehime | ¥2.58M | ¥189,400 | ¥304,900 | 52.6 | 3 |
| Hokkaido | ¥2.55M | ¥198,600 | ¥169,200 | 48.7 | 3 |
| Tokushima | ¥2.49M | ¥200,000 | ¥91,100 | 45.6 | 5 |
| Miyazaki | ¥2.46M | ¥191,200 | ¥164,600 | 51.8 | 4 |