Minimum Wages in Japan increased to 1054 JPY/Hour in 2024 from 1002 JPY/Hour in 2023. Minimum Wages in Japan averaged 795.17 JPY/Hour from 2002 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 1054.00 JPY/Hour in 2024 and a record low of 663.00 JPY/Hour in 2002. source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Minimum Wages in Japan is expected to reach 1090.00 JPY/Hour by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Minimum Hourly Wages is projected to trend around 1130.00 JPY/Hour in 2026 and 1190.00 JPY/Hour in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Time Employment 23625.00 23554.00 Thousand Jun 2025
Job Vacancies 804.69 839.68 Thousand May 2025
Jobs/applications ratio 1.22 1.22 Jul 2025
Minimum Wages 1054.00 1002.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2024
Overtime Pay YoY 3.30 0.50 percent Jul 2025
Part Time Employment 7853.00 7917.00 Thousand Jun 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses -1.30 -2.60 Percent Jun 2025
Retirement Age Men 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Average Cash Earnings YoY 4.10 3.10 percent Jul 2025
Wages 619893.00 337884.00 JPY/Month Jun 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 648177.00 365199.00 JPY/Month Jun 2025



Japan Minimum Hourly Wages
In Japan, minimum wage refers to the national weighted average amount per hour. There are two kinds of minimum wage: the regional - applied to all employees in a region regardless of difference of industries – and the specific – applied to workers at specific industries. The highest salaries paid are in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Osaka; the lowest are in Okinawa, Nagasaki, Miyazaki, Much, Kumamoto, Kochi and Tottori.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1054.00 1002.00 1054.00 663.00 2002 - 2024 JPY/Hour Yearly