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title: "What Is a Good Salary in Japan? — Geo-Parity"
description: "Median wage in Japan ≈ $2,387/mo; top 10% above $5,078/mo, minimum $1,207/mo. Full local wage ladder from World Bank data."
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json: "https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=JP"
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Local Salaries · Japan

# What is a good salary in 🇯🇵 Japan (Tokyo)?

The median is about **$2,387/month**; top-10% earners clear **$5,078/month**.

## The local wage ladder

| Band | Monthly | Annual | Local currency |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Survival floorsingle-person essentials | $1,393 | $16,716 | 208,474 JPY/mo |
| Statutory minimumILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD). | $1,207 | $14,484 | 180,637 JPY/mo |
| Median (p50)typical earner | $2,387 | $28,644 | 357,234 JPY/mo |
| Comfortable (p75)upper-middle | $3,551 | $42,612 | 531,436 JPY/mo |
| Top 10% (p90)high earner | $5,078 | $60,936 | 759,963 JPY/mo |
| Top 1% (p99)elite | $9,397 | $112,764 | 1,406,336 JPY/mo |

Modelled from World Bank GNI $38,340 (2025) and Gini 32.3. Check where you stand in the [interactive benchmarker](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/?country=JP).

## Countries with similar median pay

- [🇰🇷 South Korea](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/south-korea/) — median $2,316/mo
- [🇨🇿 Czechia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/czechia/) — median $2,315/mo
- [🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/saudi-arabia/) — median $2,258/mo
- [🇨🇾 Cyprus](https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/cyprus/) — median $2,197/mo

See also: [what everyday life costs in Japan](https://geo-parity.com/cost-of-living/united-states-vs-japan/) · [a fair US → Japan salary](https://geo-parity.com/salary/united-states-to-japan/)

## Frequently asked questions

- **What is a good salary in Japan?**: The median wage is about $2,387/month ($28,644/year). A "comfortable" p75 salary is around $3,551/month, and you'd be a top-10% earner above $5,078/month.
- **What is a top 10% salary in Japan?**: Roughly $5,078/month ($60,936/year) puts you in the top 10%; the top 1% starts near $9,397/month.
- **What is the minimum wage in Japan?**: About $1,207/month. ILOSTAT statutory monthly minimum wage, 2024 (USD).
- **How are these Japan salary figures calculated?**: A log-normal wage model calibrated from World Bank GNI per capita ($38,340, 2025) and the Gini index (32.3). Estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data.

Log-normal model from World Bank data — estimates for benchmarking, not payroll data. Agents: GET /api/wage-bands.json?country=JP.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/wage-bands/japan/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/wage-bands.json?country=JP