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Average Salary in Tokyo 2026

How much money does a person working in Tokyo make?


Average Monthly Salary
576,000 JPY
( 6.9M JPY yearly)

LOW
145,000
JPY AVERAGE
576,000
JPY HIGH
2.6M
JPY
All salary figures displayed here are per month except when noted otherwise.
All salary and compensation figures displayed here are gross salary figures, that is the salary before tax deductions. Because taxes may differ across sectors and locations, it is difficult to accurately calculate the net salary after tax for every career.

A person working in Tokyo typically earns around 576,000 JPY. Salaries range from 145,000 JPY (lowest average) to 2.6M JPY (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).


Salary Variance

This is the average salary including housing, transport, and other benefits. Salaries in Tokyo vary drastically between different careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for salaries for specific job titles.

Pay Scale and Salaries in Tokyo

Median Salary, maximum and minimum salary, minimum wage, starting salary, and the salary range

All salary figures displayed here are per month except when noted otherwise.

  • Salary Range, Minimum Wage, and Starting Salary

    Salaries in Tokyo range from 145,000 JPY (starting salary) to 2.6M JPY (maximum average salary, actual maximum is higher). This is not the minimum wage as per the law, only the lowest reported number in the salary survey that had thousands of participants and professionals from all over the country.

  • Median Salary

    The median salary is 517,000 JPY, which means that 50% of the population in Tokyo earns less than that while the other half earns more. The median represents the middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.

  • Percentiles and Salary Scale

    Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles. Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of the population in Tokyo earn less than 373,000 JPY while 75% of them earn more. Also from the diagram, 75% of the population earn less than 783,000 JPY while 25% earn more than that.

  • Pay Scale Structure

    We grouped the most common and recurring salaries into brackets to give more insight into what salary to expect. This method is more accurate than just the average salary and gives more insights into how salaries are actually distributed in Tokyo. Around 65% of all reported figures are in the range 342,000 JPY to 879,000 JPY. Approximately 20% fall under the 342,000 JPY cap. Ten percent of wages are from 879,000 JPY to 1.1M JPY. Only 5% of people grossed 1.1M JPY or more.