Wages in Japan decreased to 338915 JPY/Month in January from 759081 JPY/Month in December of 2025. Wages in Japan averaged 330470.11 JPY/Month from 1970 until 2026, 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 785881.00 JPY/Month in 2027 and 799241.00 JPY/Month in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Time Employment 23389.00 23534.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Vacancies 800.00 802.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Jobs/applications ratio 1.18 1.20 Jan 2026
Minimum Wages 1064.00 1121.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY 3.30 1.50 percent Jan 2026
Part Time Employment 7946.00 7911.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Real Earnings Including Bonuses 1.40 -0.10 Percent Jan 2026
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 65.00 65.00 Years Dec 2026
Average Cash Earnings YoY 3.00 2.40 percent Jan 2026
Wages 338915.00 759081.00 JPY/Month Jan 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 368115.00 927755.00 JPY/Month Jan 2026


Japan Average Monthly Wages
In Japan, wages are benchmarked using average monthly earnings.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
338915.00 759081.00 883791.00 52914.00 1970 - 2026 JPY/Month Monthly
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