Average Annual Salary for General Labour Workers in Japan
Nationwide
Latest
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.54M
Monthly gross:¥261,700
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥243,700
Annual Bonus:¥395,800
Age:50.3 yrs
Overtime Hours:8 hrs
Trends
Quick Facts
Salary Ranking
#136 of 145 occupations
Top 94%
Best Paying Region
Hokkaido: ¥4.36M
Lowest: Hiroshima (¥2.67M)
Gender Pay Gap
Women earn 73% of male salary
Significant gap (¥2.79M vs ¥3.83M)
Career Growth
+8% salary change
¥3.26M (2020) → ¥3.54M (2025)
Company Size Impact
Large companies pay 3% above average
¥3.62M vs National Avg ¥3.54M
Workforce
~14k workers nationwide
Mid-size field
By Gender
Male
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥3.83M
Monthly gross:¥279,100
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥258,000
Annual Bonus:¥476,700
Age:50.7 yrs
Overtime Hours:10 hrs
Female
Annual salary (est.)年収
¥2.79M
Monthly gross:¥216,800
Monthly base excl. overtime:¥206,700
Annual Bonus:¥185,700
Age:49.2 yrs
Overtime Hours:6 hrs
By Company Size
| Company Size | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Companies (10+ employees) | ¥3.54M | ¥261,700 | ¥395,800 | 50.3 | 8 |
| 10-99 employees | ¥3.60M | ¥266,300 | ¥407,700 | 51.6 | 7 |
| 100-999 employees | ¥3.45M | ¥254,500 | ¥394,400 | 48.5 | 8 |
| 1000+ employees | ¥3.62M | ¥271,100 | ¥371,600 | 52.2 | 13 |
By Prefecture
| Prefecture | Annual salary (est.) | Monthly gross | Annual Bonus | Age | Overtime Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | ¥4.36M | ¥292,300 | ¥851,700 | 45.4 | 5 |
| Saga | ¥4.21M | ¥299,200 | ¥624,600 | 45.5 | 10 |
| Aichi | ¥4.16M | ¥317,600 | ¥344,400 | 49.4 | 9 |
| Ishikawa | ¥4.03M | ¥291,200 | ¥538,700 | 50.8 | 17 |
| Kanagawa | ¥3.87M | ¥283,400 | ¥470,200 | 51.5 | 11 |
| Hyogo | ¥3.83M | ¥272,000 | ¥570,200 | 47.3 | 9 |
| Osaka | ¥3.81M | ¥282,100 | ¥425,300 | 50.4 | 15 |
| Yamaguchi | ¥3.72M | ¥272,200 | ¥457,800 | 45.5 | 7 |
| Fukui | ¥3.71M | ¥266,900 | ¥511,400 | 52.2 | 2 |
| Saitama | ¥3.68M | ¥271,800 | ¥415,600 | 50.3 | 11 |
| Tokushima | ¥3.67M | ¥247,700 | ¥696,000 | 53.7 | 4 |
| Okayama | ¥3.64M | ¥262,700 | ¥489,400 | 43.7 | 12 |
| Kagawa | ¥3.61M | ¥253,100 | ¥572,700 | 52.2 | 17 |
| Toyama | ¥3.58M | ¥260,200 | ¥456,000 | 48.2 | 5 |
| Nara | ¥3.57M | ¥258,400 | ¥473,900 | 54.4 | 13 |
| Kagoshima | ¥3.56M | ¥247,000 | ¥593,400 | 50.1 | 5 |
| Chiba | ¥3.54M | ¥265,400 | ¥353,500 | 52.1 | 9 |
| Ibaraki | ¥3.52M | ¥254,700 | ¥464,700 | 46.4 | 4 |
| Miyagi | ¥3.52M | ¥249,100 | ¥528,200 | 50 | 4 |
| Tokyo | ¥3.49M | ¥271,700 | ¥226,500 | 54.2 | 10 |
| Nagano | ¥3.48M | ¥255,400 | ¥417,000 | 49.6 | 8 |
| Wakayama | ¥3.45M | ¥251,200 | ¥435,400 | 54.7 | 14 |
| Shiga | ¥3.45M | ¥261,100 | ¥316,000 | 48.2 | 8 |
| Tochigi | ¥3.42M | ¥258,700 | ¥319,400 | 52.7 | 3 |
| Fukuoka | ¥3.37M | ¥258,600 | ¥270,500 | 51.3 | 5 |
| Oita | ¥3.37M | ¥244,500 | ¥433,500 | 53 | 4 |
| Mie | ¥3.28M | ¥245,600 | ¥331,700 | 50.5 | 8 |
| Okinawa | ¥3.28M | ¥240,900 | ¥387,600 | 47.8 | 7 |
| Kyoto | ¥3.26M | ¥255,100 | ¥194,400 | 48.1 | 15 |
| Niigata | ¥3.23M | ¥234,000 | ¥422,000 | 52.5 | 5 |
| Yamanashi | ¥3.21M | ¥233,000 | ¥415,700 | 45.2 | 10 |
| Miyazaki | ¥3.19M | ¥233,200 | ¥393,700 | 50.7 | 4 |
| Aomori | ¥3.18M | ¥237,800 | ¥324,800 | 53.6 | 9 |
| Ehime | ¥3.14M | ¥234,000 | ¥328,000 | 51.8 | 5 |
| Gifu | ¥3.13M | ¥240,400 | ¥245,400 | 57.1 | 15 |
| Shimane | ¥3.11M | ¥219,500 | ¥473,300 | 45.9 | 5 |
| Kochi | ¥3.08M | ¥227,100 | ¥356,200 | 54.4 | 6 |
| Fukushima | ¥3.08M | ¥226,600 | ¥357,300 | 53.8 | 9 |
| Gunma | ¥3.07M | ¥225,100 | ¥373,700 | 50.5 | 4 |
| Akita | ¥3.06M | ¥223,200 | ¥385,200 | 51.5 | 6 |
| Iwate | ¥2.97M | ¥220,700 | ¥322,900 | 53.9 | 11 |
| Nagasaki | ¥2.89M | ¥218,200 | ¥268,600 | 56.8 | 7 |
| Yamagata | ¥2.80M | ¥217,500 | ¥193,200 | 49.9 | 13 |
| Tottori | ¥2.77M | ¥209,600 | ¥251,800 | 52.4 | 2 |
| Kumamoto | ¥2.72M | ¥211,400 | ¥186,600 | 49.1 | 5 |
| Shizuoka | ¥2.72M | ¥220,500 | ¥75,300 | 43.8 | 7 |
| Hiroshima | ¥2.67M | ¥205,200 | ¥208,100 | 55.6 | 5 |