Salary for Country: Japan

Updated: 26 May 2012

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Country: Japan

Median Salary by Job

Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	¥0	¥3M	¥6M	¥9M
Sr. Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	¥5,649,677
Software Engineer	¥4,325,000
Project Manager, Information Technology (IT)	¥9,000,000
Regional Sales Manager	¥7,000,000
Mechanical Engineer	¥4,745,742
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer	¥2,938,776
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Teacher	¥3,101,380
Country: Japan \| Currency: JPY \| Updated: 26 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,588

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Key Statistics for Japan Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


U.S. Navy	¥13,200 - ¥9,536,424
U.S. Air Force (USAF)	¥35,608 - ¥6,206,117
Sony Electronics Company	¥2,601,705 - ¥5,402,207
Nomura Securities Inc	¥7,468,421 - ¥11,244,444
Morgan Stanley	¥4,864,000 - ¥9,263,160

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	¥3,037,169 - ¥7,976,469
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	¥5,395,097 - ¥11,542,302
Doctorate (PhD)	¥3,571,006 - ¥7,950,000
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	¥3,690,047 - ¥10,278,937
Associate's Degree	¥2,570,185 - ¥5,623,695

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Gender

	Female 20%			Male 80%
Salary:	¥2,835,092 - ¥6,466,784			¥3,409,994 - ¥9,055,602

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

32%

5-9 years

30%

10-19 years

27%

20 years or more

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