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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Japan Number of Persons: Male: Annual Salary: 20 to 25 Million data was reported at 97,096.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 91,836.000 Person for 2015. Japan Number of Persons: Male: Annual Salary: 20 to 25 Million data is updated yearly, averaging 80,144.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100,489.000 Person in 2006 and a record low of 72,118.000 Person in 2011. Japan Number of Persons: Male: Annual Salary: 20 to 25 Million data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Tax Agency. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G104: Number of Private Sector Employees: Annual Salary.

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.

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.

Japan ARPH: Single Worker: CI: Wages & Salaries data was reported at 288,353.000 JPY in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 390,931.000 JPY for Dec 2017. Japan ARPH: Single Worker: CI: Wages & Salaries data is updated quarterly, averaging 317,844.000 JPY from Mar 2000 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 73 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 417,013.000 JPY in Dec 2008 and a record low of 254,474.000 JPY in Mar 2017. Japan ARPH: Single Worker: CI: Wages & Salaries data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H059: Average Monthly Receipt and Disbursement per Households: Single Worker Households: Quarterly.