Wages in Japan increased to 334341 JPY/Month in September from 332555 JPY/Month in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Average Monthly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Wages in Japan increased 1.90 percent in September of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Japan Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the average annual wage at constant prices for full-time workers in Japan amounted to approximately **** million Japanese yen. This constituted an increase from an average of **** million yen recorded in 2024.

The average monthly wage of full-time workers in Japan amounted to around ******* Japanese yen in 2024. This represented an increase of *** percent compared to the previous year. Japan’s gender pay gap Japan’s gender pay gap remains one of the highest in the world. At **** percent, the earnings gap between men and women in 2022 was almost ***** as high as the OECD average. This is in part due to structural reasons, such as the fact that a larger share of female workers are in non-regular employment. In 2024, the average wage of women working full-time was ******* yen, compared to an average of ******* yen earned by male full-timers. Minimum wages in Japan Japan has a decentralized system that determines the minimum wage per hour by region and industry. In 2024, minimum wages were set for all prefectures and some industries in different prefectures. ***** was the prefecture with the highest hourly minimum wage at ***** yen, while ***** Prefecture had the lowest at *** yen. In October 2024, the average minimum wage across all prefectures in Japan was raised to ***** yen per hour, up by ** yen. The government aims to increase the average minimum wage to ***** yen by 2030.

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.

Minimum Wages in Japan increased to 1121 JPY/Hour in 2025 from 1054 JPY/Hour in 2024. This dataset provides - Japan Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Compensation: Earnings: Private Sector: Monthly for Japan (LCEAPR03JPM661S) from Jan 1970 to Oct 2023 about compensation, Japan, sector, earnings, and private.

Key information about Japan Monthly Earnings

• Japan Monthly Earnings stood at 2,014 USD in Sep 2025, compared with the previous figure of 2,034 USD in Aug 2025
• Japan Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1971 to Sep 2025, with an average number of 2,161 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 Oct 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 64 % in Oct 2025

In September 2025, real wages in Japan decreased by *** percent compared to the same month of 2024, according to preliminary figures. Since 2023, the sharpest decline in real wages of establishments with five or more employees was recorded in January 2023 at *** percent.

Graph and download economic data for Hourly Earnings: Earnings: Economic Activity: Manufacturing: Total Economy for Japan (LCEAMN01JPM661S) from Jan 1955 to Jul 2025 about compensation, Japan, earnings, hours, and manufacturing.

Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan decreased by 1.40 percent in September from -1.70 percent in August of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Real Cash Earning.

Wages in Manufacturing in Japan decreased to 365245 JPY/Month in September from 366698 JPY/Month in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Average Monthly Wages in Manufacturing - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In the fiscal year 2025, the average minimum wage in Japan was ***** Japanese yen per hour. The highest hourly minimum wage was recorded in Tokyo.

In a survey among private companies in Japan, around 91.5 percent of companies reported an increase in the average monthly wage per person in 2025. The share of companies with average wages per person rising was the highest among large corporations with 5,000 employees or more. While around 4.6 percent of companies that revised wages implemented wage cuts, only 1.1 percent of companies reported a decline in the average wage per person.

Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses in Japan decreased to -2.60 percent in May from -2 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Real Earnings Excluding Bonuses.

Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Japan was reported at 90.5 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Wage and salaried workers; total (% of total employed) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

According to a survey among private companies in Japan, wage revisions resulted in the monthly scheduled wage per person increasing by an average of 4.4 percent in 2025. The figure includes companies with implemented and planned salary cuts and increases, as well as companies that have decided not to revise wages.

Average Annual Wages in Japan increased to 49445.91 USD in 2024 from 49173.07 USD in 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Average Annual Wages.

Graph and download economic data for Hourly Earnings: Earnings: Economic Activity: Manufacturing: Total Economy for Japan (LCEAMN01JPQ661N) from Q1 1955 to Q2 2025 about compensation, Japan, earnings, hours, and manufacturing.

Japan JP: Wage Rate data was reported at 4,475,988.604 JPY in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,376,729.076 JPY for 2025. Japan JP: Wage Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 3,915,428.623 JPY from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2026, with 67 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,554,748.655 JPY in 1997 and a record low of 259,027.869 JPY in 1960. Japan JP: Wage Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.EO: Hours Worked, Unit Labour Cost and Labour Compensation: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual. WRT - Wage rate, total economy