Wages in Japan increased to 756978 JPY/Month in December from 351701 JPY/Month in November of 2025. Wages in Japan averaged 330454.41 JPY/Month from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 883791.00 JPY/Month in December of 1997 and a record low of 52914.00 JPY/Month in February of 1970. source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Wages in Japan is expected to be 354552.00 JPY/Month by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Average Monthly Wages is projected to trend around 783704.00 JPY/Month in 2027 and 797027.00 JPY/Month in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Time Employment 23571.00 23503.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 807.89 789.86 Thousand Dec 2025
Jobs/applications ratio 1.19 1.18 Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 1064.00 1121.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY 0.90 1.20 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 7868.00 7924.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses -0.10 -1.60 Percent Dec 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 2.40 1.70 percent Dec 2025
Wages 756978.00 351701.00 JPY/Month Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 931434.00 397159.00 JPY/Month Dec 2025


Japan Average Monthly Wages
In Japan, wages are benchmarked using average monthly earnings.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
756978.00 351701.00 883791.00 52914.00 1970 - 2025 JPY/Month Monthly
Current Prices, NSA

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