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

¥2.80M¥3M¥3.20M¥3.40M202020212022202320242025

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 SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥3.37M¥248,200¥387,70046.69
10-99 employees¥3.15M¥238,800¥285,40047.37
100-999 employees¥3.51M¥252,000¥481,30046.910
1000+ employees¥4.01M¥285,500¥583,30041.615

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Nara¥4.43M¥298,500¥849,30042.620
Ibaraki¥4.22M¥292,000¥720,30042.618
Hiroshima¥4.14M¥282,700¥751,00040.617
Toyama¥3.93M¥250,500¥920,400481
Kanagawa¥3.86M¥286,600¥422,30045.88
Nagano¥3.68M¥259,500¥565,00042.98
Saga¥3.67M¥250,900¥659,600549
Fukushima¥3.66M¥261,200¥526,80048.621
Fukui¥3.53M¥265,400¥344,10045.74
Ishikawa¥3.52M¥244,000¥596,00044.14
Shiga¥3.51M¥251,700¥486,900452
Tokyo¥3.49M¥257,000¥406,100476
Niigata¥3.47M¥233,900¥659,80050.23
Kagoshima¥3.46M¥273,500¥182,40046.822
Osaka¥3.45M¥255,800¥375,80043.98
Shizuoka¥3.44M¥253,000¥408,40043.316
Akita¥3.39M¥249,400¥397,70046.813
Iwate¥3.36M¥238,600¥497,00047.14
Kyoto¥3.31M¥253,000¥276,50050.37
Aichi¥3.29M¥257,800¥191,6004814
Oita¥3.25M¥232,300¥463,70044.35
Kumamoto¥3.22M¥230,900¥448,00040.75
Gunma¥3.19M¥253,200¥154,30048.821
Gifu¥3.17M¥251,900¥152,10043.811
Okinawa¥3.17M¥225,500¥467,40046.27
Kagawa¥3.14M¥233,600¥340,10049.23
Saitama¥3.14M¥234,900¥319,90049.23
Wakayama¥3.13M¥246,900¥168,30046.725
Fukuoka¥3.13M¥226,000¥417,30041.97
Yamaguchi¥3.12M¥227,400¥388,50043.811
Aomori¥2.98M¥208,900¥473,20052.16
Chiba¥2.93M¥233,400¥132,000464
Tottori¥2.90M¥201,200¥488,50049.63
Mie¥2.87M¥209,800¥356,10045.42
Nagasaki¥2.87M¥227,900¥132,90051.610
Yamanashi¥2.85M¥228,800¥107,10047.411
Hyogo¥2.85M¥209,600¥333,00052.13
Okayama¥2.82M¥218,000¥200,70049.48
Yamagata¥2.79M¥223,100¥113,10047.524
Kochi¥2.78M¥204,700¥328,60039.14
Shimane¥2.77M¥194,800¥430,200531
Tochigi¥2.68M¥216,800¥77,40049.97
Miyagi¥2.63M¥204,000¥182,60038.813
Ehime¥2.58M¥189,400¥304,90052.63
Hokkaido¥2.55M¥198,600¥169,20048.73
Tokushima¥2.49M¥200,000¥91,10045.65
Miyazaki¥2.46M¥191,200¥164,60051.84