Minimum Wages in Japan increased to 930 JPY/Hour in 2021 from 902 JPY/Hour in 2020. source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

Minimum Wages in Japan averaged 763.60 JPY/Hour from 2002 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 930 JPY/Hour in 2021 and a record low of 663 JPY/Hour in 2002. This page provides - Japan Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Minimum Hourly Wages - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on July of 2022.

Minimum Wages in Japan is expected to reach 930.00 JPY/Hour by the end of 2021, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Minimum Hourly Wages is projected to trend around 940.00 JPY/Hour in 2022 and 955.00 JPY/Hour in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Japan Minimum Hourly Wages



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Part Time Employment 6925.00 6916.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Full Time Employment 22431.00 21963.00 Thousand Apr 2022
Job Vacancies 880.82 876.14 Thousand May 2022
Wages 323211.00 327938.00 JPY/Month Apr 2022
Wage Growth 1.00 1.70 percent May 2022
Wages in Manufacturing 347073.00 345136.00 JPY/Month Apr 2022
Minimum Wages 930.00 902.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2021
Retirement Age Women 65.00 63.00 Dec 2020
Retirement Age Men 65.00 63.00 Dec 2020
Jobs To Applications Ratio 1.24 1.23 May 2022

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
930.00 902.00 930.00 663.00 2002 - 2021 JPY/Hour Yearly