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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

In the fiscal year 2025, ***** Prefecture recorded the highest minimum wage across Japan, with ***** Japanese yen per hour. *****, ********, and ******* were the prefectures with the lowest hourly minimum wage.

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 average monthly contractual cash earnings of employees in director-level positions in Japan amounted to ***** thousand Japanese yen. The average annual special cash earnings of directors amounted to approximately *** million yen.

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.

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 ***** thousand Japanese yen on average. The average wage decreased significantly once workers entered their sixties.

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 (LCEAMN01JPM661S) from Jan 1955 to Jul 2025 about compensation, Japan, earnings, hours, and manufacturing.

Part-time employees in Japan between the age of 30 to 34 years old earned ***** Japanese yen per hour on average as of June 2024. According to the survey, the part-time employees worked an average of *** hours a day. The average hourly wage gap between men and women amounted to *** Japanese yen during the measured time period.

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.

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.

The average monthly wage for full-time male workers in Japan amounted to 363,100 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.

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

Japan Annual Special Cash Earnings: Male: over 70 Years data was reported at 246.500 JPY th in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 256.200 JPY th for 2016. Japan Annual Special Cash Earnings: Male: over 70 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 279.900 JPY th from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2017, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 389.800 JPY th in 2008 and a record low of 246.500 JPY th in 2017. Japan Annual Special Cash Earnings: Male: over 70 Years 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.G094: Annual Special Cash Earnings.