In 2024, working households in Tokyo Prefecture earned *** thousand Japanese yen on average per month. The gross income of working households in the prefecture reached a decade high.

Key information about Japan Household Income per Capita

• Japan Annual Household Income per Capita reached 15,561.853 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous value of 16,060.769 USD in Dec 2023.
• Japan Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 17,278.293 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22,731.231 USD in Dec 2012 and a record low of 14,845.104 USD in Dec 2002.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Japan grew 5.854 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from monthly Household Income and monthly Average Household Size and converts it into USD. Statistical Bureau provides Household Income in local currency and Average Household Size. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income covers Workers Households only.

The average monthly wage for female full-time workers in Japan amounted to ******* Japanese yen in 2024, which represented an increase of *** percent compared to 2023. The breakdown by age group showed that the average income was highest among women aged 50 to 54 years old.

A breakdown of annual household incomes in Japan showed that around ***** percent of households earned less than *** million Japanese yen per year as of 2024. That year, the average annual household income of Japanese households was approximately *** million yen compared to a median household income of *** million yen.

In 2024, non-working households in Tokyo Prefecture had an income of approximately 208,500 Japanese yen on average per month when deducting direct taxes, social insurance premiums, and other non-living expenses. The disposable income of unemployed households in the prefecture showed an increase from the previous year.

Japanese households had an average annual income of approximately *** million Japanese yen in 2024, constituting an increase of *** percent compared to the previous year. Stagnant wages and regional income disparitiesHousehold income refers to the combined gross income of all household members aged 15 years and older, regardless of relation. While the average number of household members was **** in 2022, there were only about **** earners per household. A look at the time series reveals that the average income stagnated in the last ten years. Japan’s well-beingOften cited with family income and per capita income, the annual average household income is a useful economic indicator of a country’s living standard and individual wealth. In terms of well-being, Japan’s performance is mixed compared to other OECD countries. While low labor market insecurity and a high employment rate indicate Japan is performing well relative to other OECD countries, average earnings, as well as household net adjusted disposable income were lower than the OECD average.

In 2023, the average annual wage at constant prices for full-time workers in Japan amounted to approximately 4.9 million Japanese yen. This constituted a decrease from an average of around five million yen recorded in 2023.

Japan GPI: YoY: PCE: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 4.300 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.200 % for 2022. Japan GPI: YoY: PCE: Wages & Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 0.900 % from Mar 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.300 % in 2023 and a record low of -1.500 % in 2020. Japan GPI: YoY: PCE: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics of Tokyo. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.A114: SNA 2008: Benchmark year=2015: TM: Distribution of Prefectural Income & Disposable Income (at Current Prices).

The average wage earned by employees in the restaurant industry working in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan amounted to ***** Japanese yen as of December 2024. This was the highest amount during that year.

Ratios of the average apartment price to the average monthly salary per capita in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan*.

Japan HH: PCER: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 33,250,728.000 JPY mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 31,873,857.000 JPY mn for 2022. Japan HH: PCER: Wages & Salaries data is updated yearly, averaging 31,315,342.000 JPY mn from Mar 2012 (Median) to 2023, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33,250,728.000 JPY mn in 2023 and a record low of 29,519,317.000 JPY mn in 2012. Japan HH: PCER: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics of Tokyo. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.A110: SNA 2008: Benchmark year=2015: TM: Income and Outlay Accounts classified by Institutional Sectors.

In the fiscal year 2024, the average minimum wage in Japan was 1,055 Japanese yen per hour. The highest hourly minimum wage was recorded in Tokyo.

In 2023, the average annual wage at purchasing power parity in Japan stood at about ****** U.S. dollars, down from around ****** dollars in the previous year. Figures reached the lowest point in 2002 at approximately ****** dollars.

The average wage earned by restaurant staff (waitresses and waiters) working in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan amounted to ***** Japanese yen as of April 2025. Most contracts in the restaurant industry are part-time based, leading to low employee benefits and little remuneration.

In the 2025 season, infielders playing for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's professional baseball league (NPB) received on average about ****** million Japanese yen of salary. On average, infielders received the highest remuneration, followed by outfielders.

In 2023, the gender pay gap for the median wages in Japan was ** percent. Compared to other OECD countries, Japan was one of the countries with the highest gender pay gap during the measured period.

Adults with 100 thousand to *********** U.S. dollars in wealth made up around ** percent of the Japanese population in 2020, while the second largest share of people were worth between 10,000 and 100,000 dollars. Together, these groups accounted for approximately ** percent of the population.

Wealth versus income

Wealth, as opposed to income, measures the ownership of assets in a society. Together with GDP, GDP per capita, and household disposable income, it helps to understand the economic well-being of households. Furthermore, the distribution of wealth gives an indication about the degree of equality in a society. Illustrated by its wealth distribution, Japan can be considered relatively equal compared to other countries.

Egalitarian corporate culture

In recent years, wealth inequality has become the subject of increasing focus among policymakers, academics and the general public. While several factors have contributed to the high equality in the country, it is safe to say that the egalitarian ethic in Japanese corporate culture is one of these reasons. This is reflected, for example, in the income structure; Japanese CEOs earn remarkably less than their counterparts in the United Kingdom or the United States. In a ranking of the average income of business leaders worldwide by country, Japan did not even make it into the list of the top ten countries.

In 2021, the poverty rate in Japan was **** percent. The rate had been on a downward trend since it peaked in 2012 at **** percent. The poverty rate refers to the ratio of the number of people whose income is less than half the median household income of the total population.

Japan Prefectural Income per Capita: YoY data was reported at 5.400 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 10.200 % for 2022. Japan Prefectural Income per Capita: YoY data is updated yearly, averaging 1.400 % from Mar 2013 (Median) to 2023, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.200 % in 2022 and a record low of -9.200 % in 2021. Japan Prefectural Income per Capita: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics of Tokyo. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.A118: SNA 2008: Benchmark year=2015: TM: Related Indicators.