Wages in Japan increased 1 percent in May 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 May 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.

Wages in Japan decreased to 335164 JPY/Month in May from 338252 JPY/Month in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Average Monthly Wages - 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.

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.

In 2024, the index of average monthly wages in Japan stood at ***** points, up by *** percent compared to the previous year. The average monthly total cash earnings in Japan in 2024 amounted to approximately *** thousand Japanese yen at an average work time per month of ***** hours.

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.

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

Japan recorded the lowest growth rate in average wages of the three advanced major economies included here over recent years. After an increase in wage growth around June and July 2024, the wage growth of Japan fell by around ***** percent in January 2025.

Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan decreased to -2.90 percent in May from -2 percent in April of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Real Cash Earning.

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

In 2024, real wages in Japan dropped by *** percent, declining for the third consecutive year. In the past decade, the sharpest decline in real wages of establishments with five or more employees was recorded in 2014 at *** percent.

Japan Avg Monthly Cash Earnings: >5 Employees: YoY: All Industries data was reported at 0.800 % in Sep 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.800 % for Aug 2018. Japan Avg Monthly Cash Earnings: >5 Employees: YoY: All Industries data is updated monthly, averaging 0.100 % from Jan 1991 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 333 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.900 % in Jun 1994 and a record low of -7.100 % in Jun 2009. Japan Avg Monthly Cash Earnings: >5 Employees: YoY: All Industries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G038: Monthly Labour Survey: Average Monthly Cash Earnings: Percentage Change. The source uses nominal wage index series (series id: 322967201) to derive the year-on-year wage growth instead of using the reported salary amount to derive the Y-o-Y series. Other series in this table follows similar derivation method.

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

This dataset provides values for WAGE GROWTH reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The annual spring wage negotiations (Shunto) in 2025 led by labor unions affiliated to the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) resulted in an average pay raise of **** percent. Shunto is a Japanese term that can be translated as spring wage offensive. It refers to wage talks held simultaneously every spring by company unions throughout Japan.

Japan Shunto: AWM: Wage Increase incl Regular Raise Rate (WIRR) data was reported at 5.370 % in 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.100 % for 2024. Japan Shunto: AWM: Wage Increase incl Regular Raise Rate (WIRR) data is updated yearly, averaging 2.070 % from Mar 1989 (Median) to 2025, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.950 % in 1990 and a record low of 1.630 % in 2003. Japan Shunto: AWM: Wage Increase incl Regular Raise Rate (WIRR) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Japanese Trade Union Confederation. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G166: Shunto: Spring Wage Negotiation.

Graph and download economic data for Labor Compensation: Earnings: Manufacturing: Hourly for Japan (JPNLCEAMN01GPSAM) from Feb 1955 to Apr 2025 about compensation, Japan, hours, and manufacturing.

Japan JP: GDP: Growth: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data was reported at 0.212 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.956 % for 2015. Japan JP: GDP: Growth: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita data is updated yearly, averaging 2.107 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.332 % in 1972 and a record low of -5.270 % in 2009. Japan JP: GDP: Growth: Adjusted Net National Income per Capita 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: Gross Domestic Product: Annual Growth Rate. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods in World Bank's 'The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium' (2011).; Weighted average;

Japan JP: GDP: Growth: Adjusted Net National Income data was reported at 0.096 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.846 % for 2015. Japan JP: GDP: Growth: Adjusted Net National Income data is updated yearly, averaging 2.513 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.832 % in 1972 and a record low of -5.281 % in 2009. Japan JP: GDP: Growth: Adjusted Net National Income 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: Gross Domestic Product: Annual Growth Rate. Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted average;