The average monthly wage for full-time workers in Japan amounted to 330.4 thousand Japanese yen in 2024. This represented an increase of 3.8 percent compared to the previous year.

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.

Key information about Japan Monthly Earnings

• Japan Monthly Earnings stood at 1,888 USD in Jan 2025, compared with the previous figure of 4,014 USD in Dec 2024
• Japan Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1971 to Jan 2025, with an average number of 2,419 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 7,322 USD in Dec 1994 and a record low of 164 USD in Feb 1971

CEIC converts Monthly Earnings into USD. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provides Average Monthly Earnings in local currency. Federal Reserve Bank average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Monthly Earnings include Establishments with 5 or more employees. Monthly Earnings prior to January 2012 are based on Conventional Published Value.


Further information about Japan Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, Japan Population reached 124 million people in Dec 2024
• Unemployment Rate of Japan remained the same at 3 % in Jan 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 63 % in Jan 2025

The average monthly wage for female full-time workers in Japan amounted to 275.3 thousand Japanese yen in 2024, which represented an increase of 4.8 percent compared to 2023. The breakdown by age group showed that the average income was highest among women aged 50 to 54 years old.

The scheduled cash earnings of ordinary workers in Japan in 2024 amounted to 392 thousand Japanese yen for people aged 55 to 59 years old. Scheduled cash earnings tended to be highest for workers in their fifties and strongly decreased afterwards.

Japan JP: Wages Index data was reported at 100.575 2010=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 100.083 2010=100 for 2016. Japan JP: Wages Index data is updated yearly, averaging 70.838 2010=100 from Dec 1948 (Median) to 2017, with 70 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.174 2010=100 in 2000 and a record low of 3.090 2010=100 in 1948. Japan JP: Wages Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.IMF.IFS: Wages, Labour Cost and Employment Index: Annual.

Wages in Manufacturing in Japan decreased to 359246 JPY/Month in January from 889663 JPY/Month in December of 2024. This dataset provides - Japan Average Monthly Wages in Manufacturing - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The average monthly wage for full-time male workers in Japan amounted to 363.1 thousand Japanese yen in 2024, which represents an increase of 3.5 percent compared to 2023. The breakdown by age group showed that the average income was highest among men aged 55 to 59 years old.

Minimum Wages in Japan increased to 1054 JPY/Hour in 2024 from 1002 JPY/Hour in 2023. This dataset provides - Japan Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, men aged 55 to 59 years old earned the highest average monthly salaries among male full-time workers in Japan, receiving a monthly income of 427.4 thousand Japanese yen on average. The average wage decreased significantly once workers entered their sixties.

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In 2024, the average contractual earnings of regular employees in Japan amounted to around 282 thousand Japanese yen per month, increasing from about 270 thousand yen in the previous year. Contractual cash earnings include scheduled and non-scheduled earnings.

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In 2024, the wage index in the construction industry in Japan stood at 108.6 index points. This represented an increae of five percent compared to the previous year. The index shows the development of average monthly cash earnings in the construction industry.

As of June 2023, the contractual cash earnings in the Japanese mining and quarrying of stone and gravel industry amounted to around 347.4 thousand Japanese yen. Figures hit a low in the previous year at around 323.3 thousand yen.

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Japan JP: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 88.990 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 89.356 % for 2016. Japan JP: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 83.084 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 89.356 % in 2016 and a record low of 77.018 % in 1991. Japan JP: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as 'paid employment jobs,' where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

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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.

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