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Japan Wages: Minimum and Average

Japan Wages Data

Indicator Data Period
Minimum Wages 1002 JPY/Hour | 1074.675 USD/Month 2023
Wages 319318 JPY/Month | 2140.488 USD/Month Aug/23
Wage Growth  1.1 % Aug/23
Wages in Manufacturing 347046 JPY/Month | 2326.357 USD/Month Aug/23


Latest data on Minimum Wages (JPY/Hour)

Minimum Wages
                     Japan - Historical Data (JPY/Hour)

What is minimum wage in Japan?

  • Minimum Wages in Japan increased to 1002 JPY/Hour (1074.675 USD/Month) in 2023. The maximum rate of minimum wage for employees was 902 JPY/Hour and minimum was 663 JPY/Hour.
  • Data published Yearly by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Historical Data (JPY/Hour) by years

Data
Period
Date
1002 2023 04.10.2023
961 2022 19.10.2022
930 2021 04.10.2021
902 2020 07.10.2020
901 2019 29.10.2019
874 2018 16.01.2019
848 2018 19.01.2018
823 2017 11.08.2017


Historical Chart by governors (JPY/Hour)

Minimum Wages in Japan by governors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Haruhiko Kuroda 20.03.2013 - 749.0000 848.0000 848.0000 749.0000 13.22%
Masaaki Shirakawa 09.04.2008 - 20.03.2013 713.0000 737.0000 737.0000 713.0000 3.37%


Latest data on Wages (JPY/Month)

Wages
                     Japan - Historical Data (JPY/Month)

What is average wage in Japan?

  • Average Wages in Japan decreased to 319318 JPY/Month (2140.488 USD/Month) in August 2023. The maximum rate of average wage for employees was 883791 JPY/Month and minimum was 52914 JPY/Month.
  • Data published Monthly by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Historical Data (JPY/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
319318 Aug/23 07.10.2023
446498 Jul/23 09.09.2023
580898 Jun/23 12.08.2023
327254 May/23 14.07.2023
326156 Apr/23 10.06.2023
335794 Mar/23 13.05.2023
310977 Feb/23 08.04.2023
315917 Jan/23 11.03.2023


Historical Chart by governors (JPY/Month)

Wages in Japan by governors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Haruhiko Kuroda 20.03.2013 - 307.0900 309633.0000 666448.0000 288.6000 100728.10%
Masaaki Shirakawa 09.04.2008 - 20.03.2013 314.3500 291.5400 715.2900 291.5400 -7.26%
Toshihiko Fukui 20.03.2003 - 19.03.2008 331.5100 306.5500 753.8800 301.4500 -7.53%
Masaru Hayami 20.03.1998 - 20.03.2003 348.2200 308.7700 848.7300 306.3100 -11.33%
Yasuo Matsushita 17.12.1994 - 20.03.1998 864.4600 317.7500 883.7900 306.7600 -63.24%


Latest data on Wage Growth  (%)

Wage Growth 
                     Japan - Historical Data (%)

What is the growth rate of wages in Japan?

  • Wage Growth in Japan increased by 1.1 % in August 2023 over the same month in the previous year. The maximum growth was 35.02 % and minimum was -7.1 %
  • Data published Monthly by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
1.1 Aug/23 05.10.2023
1.1 Jul/23 08.09.2023
2.3 Jun/23 08.08.2023
2.9 May/23 14.07.2023
1 Apr/23 06.06.2023
0.8 Mar/23 09.05.2023
1.1 Feb/23 06.04.2023
0.8 Jan/23 07.03.2023


Historical Chart by YoY governors (%)

Wage Growth  in Japan by governors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Wages in Manufacturing (JPY/Month)

Wages in Manufacturing
                     Japan - Historical Data (JPY/Month)

How much is average wage in manufacturing in Japan?

  • Average wages in manufacturing sector in Japan decreased to 347046 JPY/Month (2326.357 USD/Month). The maximum level was 868487 JPY/Month and minimum was 9785 JPY/Month.
  • Data published Monthly by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Historical Data (JPY/Month) by years

Data
Period
Date
347046 Aug/23 07.10.2023
604746 Jul/23 09.09.2023
602223 Jun/23 12.08.2023
353154 May/23 14.07.2023
348241 Apr/23 10.06.2023
359956 Mar/23 13.05.2023
331316 Feb/23 08.04.2023
339993 Jan/23 11.03.2023


Historical Chart by governors (JPY/Month)

Wages in Manufacturing in Japan by governors

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Japan

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2023 64 64
Unemployment Rate Aug/23 2.7 % 2.7
Job Vacancies Aug/23 881 K 857
Labor Force Participation Rate Aug/23 63.1 % 63.1

Wages in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Bangladesh 2017 141.581 USD/Month 137.726
Kyrgyzstan Jul/23 372.046 USD/Month 397.056
Mongolia 2Q/23 663.775 USD/Month 643.054
Tajikistan Jun/23 203.349 USD/Month 176.321
China 2022 1301.701 USD/Month 1219.6
Georgia 2Q/23 671.004 USD/Month 638.29
India 2014 115.31 USD/Month 108.53
Israel Jun/23 3237.175 USD/Month 3226.81
South Korea 2Q/23 3015.471 USD/Month 3419.512
Taiwan Jul/23 1846.444 USD/Month 1678.546
Vietnam 2Q/23 286.489 USD/Month 289.723
Armenia Aug/23 658.099 USD/Month 668.655
Hong Kong 2Q/23 2306.018 USD/Month 2269.91
Japan Aug/23 2140.488 USD/Month 2993.015
Kazakhstan Jan/23 718.049 USD/Month 657.009
Macau 2Q/23 2114.139 USD/Month 2114.139
Malaysia 2021 642.439 USD/Month 620.439
Philippines 2016 200.58 USD/Month 189.61
Singapore 2Q/23 4588.745 USD/Month 5151.515
Thailand 2Q/23 423.147 USD/Month 415.075
Azerbaijan Aug/23 544.118 USD/Month 542.353
Bahrain 2Q/23 2297.082 USD/Month 2307.692
Uzbekistan 2022 319.264 USD/Month 264.409
Mauritius 2022 846.312 USD/Month 763.242