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.

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.

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 109.2 points, up by 2.8 percent compared to the previous year. The average monthly total cash earnings in Japan in 2024 amounted to approximately 348 thousand Japanese yen at an average work time per month of 136.9 hours.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Japan JP: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 88.158 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 88.265 % for 2016. Japan JP: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 82.527 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 88.265 % in 2016 and a record low of 79.279 % in 1991. Japan JP: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male 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: 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 November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Japan JP: Wages Index: % Change data was reported at 1.287 % in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.399 % for May 2018. Japan JP: Wages Index: % Change data is updated monthly, averaging 3.296 % from Jan 1954 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 774 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.808 % in Sep 1974 and a record low of -3.872 % in Mar 2009. Japan JP: Wages Index: % Change 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.

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

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Japan Wage Income of Employees: sa: Real data was reported at 103.500 2015=100 in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 102.500 2015=100 for Nov 2024. Japan Wage Income of Employees: sa: Real data is updated monthly, averaging 100.100 2015=100 from Jan 1994 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 372 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 107.600 2015=100 in Jun 2019 and a record low of 90.100 2015=100 in Jan 1994. Japan Wage Income of Employees: sa: Real data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Cabinet Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G164: Wage Income of Employees.

Japan Wage Income of Employees: Original: Nominal data was reported at 99.400 2015=100 in Jan 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 208.200 2015=100 for Dec 2024. Japan Wage Income of Employees: Original: Nominal data is updated monthly, averaging 88.600 2015=100 from Jan 1994 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 373 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 218.000 2015=100 in Dec 1997 and a record low of 77.000 2015=100 in Feb 1994. Japan Wage Income of Employees: Original: Nominal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Cabinet Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G165: Wage Income of Employees.

In 2024, real wages in Japan dropped by 0.3 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 2.8 percent.

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The average wage earned by restaurant staff (waitresses and waiters) working in the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan amounted to 1,159 Japanese yen as of May 2024. Regardless of the type of work, average wages in the restaurant industry in Japan were similar, with less than 70 yen difference between the most paid and least paid jobs.

Japan Hourly Wage: >5 Employees: Part Time data was reported at 1,161.000 JPY/Hour in Jan 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,148.000 JPY/Hour for Dec 2018. Japan Hourly Wage: >5 Employees: Part Time data is updated monthly, averaging 1,134.500 JPY/Hour from Oct 2017 (Median) to Jan 2019, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,161.000 JPY/Hour in Jan 2019 and a record low of 1,114.000 JPY/Hour in Oct 2017. Japan Hourly Wage: >5 Employees: Part Time 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.G059: Monthly Labour Survey: RV: Hourly Wage.

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.