Wages in Japan decreased to 339229 JPY/Month in April from 347260 JPY/Month in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Average Monthly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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.

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.

Wages in Japan increased 2.30 percent in April 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.

Wages in Manufacturing in Japan decreased to 368137 JPY/Month in April from 375531 JPY/Month in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Average Monthly Wages in Manufacturing - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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 the fiscal year 2024, Tokyo Prefecture recorded the highest minimum wage across Japan, with 1,163 Japanese yen per hour. Akita was the prefecture with the lowest hourly minimum wage.

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.

The average monthly wage for female full-time workers in Japan amounted to 275,300 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 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

Real Earnings Including Bonuses in Japan remained unchanged at -1.80 percent in April. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Real Cash Earning.

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.

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.

In April 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.

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Japan was reported at 89.27 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Wage and salary workers; male (% of males employed) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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 June of 2025.

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.

Japan Wage Income of Employees: sa: Real data was reported at 101.900 2015=100 in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 101.300 2015=100 for Jan 2025. Japan Wage Income of Employees: sa: Real data is updated monthly, averaging 100.150 2015=100 from Jan 1994 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 374 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.G165: Wage Income of Employees.