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

¥3.10M¥3.20M¥3.30M¥3.40M¥3.50M¥3.60M202020212022202320242025

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 SizeAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
All Companies (10+ employees)¥3.54M¥261,700¥395,80050.38
10-99 employees¥3.60M¥266,300¥407,70051.67
100-999 employees¥3.45M¥254,500¥394,40048.58
1000+ employees¥3.62M¥271,100¥371,60052.213

By Prefecture

PrefectureAnnual salary (est.)Monthly grossAnnual BonusAgeOvertime Hours
Hokkaido¥4.36M¥292,300¥851,70045.45
Saga¥4.21M¥299,200¥624,60045.510
Aichi¥4.16M¥317,600¥344,40049.49
Ishikawa¥4.03M¥291,200¥538,70050.817
Kanagawa¥3.87M¥283,400¥470,20051.511
Hyogo¥3.83M¥272,000¥570,20047.39
Osaka¥3.81M¥282,100¥425,30050.415
Yamaguchi¥3.72M¥272,200¥457,80045.57
Fukui¥3.71M¥266,900¥511,40052.22
Saitama¥3.68M¥271,800¥415,60050.311
Tokushima¥3.67M¥247,700¥696,00053.74
Okayama¥3.64M¥262,700¥489,40043.712
Kagawa¥3.61M¥253,100¥572,70052.217
Toyama¥3.58M¥260,200¥456,00048.25
Nara¥3.57M¥258,400¥473,90054.413
Kagoshima¥3.56M¥247,000¥593,40050.15
Chiba¥3.54M¥265,400¥353,50052.19
Ibaraki¥3.52M¥254,700¥464,70046.44
Miyagi¥3.52M¥249,100¥528,200504
Tokyo¥3.49M¥271,700¥226,50054.210
Nagano¥3.48M¥255,400¥417,00049.68
Wakayama¥3.45M¥251,200¥435,40054.714
Shiga¥3.45M¥261,100¥316,00048.28
Tochigi¥3.42M¥258,700¥319,40052.73
Fukuoka¥3.37M¥258,600¥270,50051.35
Oita¥3.37M¥244,500¥433,500534
Mie¥3.28M¥245,600¥331,70050.58
Okinawa¥3.28M¥240,900¥387,60047.87
Kyoto¥3.26M¥255,100¥194,40048.115
Niigata¥3.23M¥234,000¥422,00052.55
Yamanashi¥3.21M¥233,000¥415,70045.210
Miyazaki¥3.19M¥233,200¥393,70050.74
Aomori¥3.18M¥237,800¥324,80053.69
Ehime¥3.14M¥234,000¥328,00051.85
Gifu¥3.13M¥240,400¥245,40057.115
Shimane¥3.11M¥219,500¥473,30045.95
Kochi¥3.08M¥227,100¥356,20054.46
Fukushima¥3.08M¥226,600¥357,30053.89
Gunma¥3.07M¥225,100¥373,70050.54
Akita¥3.06M¥223,200¥385,20051.56
Iwate¥2.97M¥220,700¥322,90053.911
Nagasaki¥2.89M¥218,200¥268,60056.87
Yamagata¥2.80M¥217,500¥193,20049.913
Tottori¥2.77M¥209,600¥251,80052.42
Kumamoto¥2.72M¥211,400¥186,60049.15
Shizuoka¥2.72M¥220,500¥75,30043.87
Hiroshima¥2.67M¥205,200¥208,10055.65