Minimum Wages in Japan increased to 1121 JPY/Hour in 2025 from 1054 JPY/Hour in 2024. Minimum Wages in Japan averaged 808.75 JPY/Hour from 2002 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1121.00 JPY/Hour in 2025 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 1177.00 JPY/Hour by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Minimum Hourly Wages is projected to trend around 1210.00 JPY/Hour in 2027 and 1250.00 JPY/Hour in 2028, according to our econometric models.
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.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
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1121.00 |
1054.00 |
1121.00 |
663.00 |
2002 - 2025 |
JPY/Hour |
Yearly |
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