Yomiuri: Japan's Average Monthly Salary Hits Record High for 4th Consecutive Year

Dow Jones03-25

By Kai Nishimura

Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

The average monthly salary for a full-time worker in Japan reached 340,600 yen in 2025, hitting a record high for the fourth consecutive year, according to data released Tuesday by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.

The figure, which excludes extra compensation such as overtime pay, was 3.1% greater than that for 2024. This marks the second consecutive year in which the rate of increase has been in the 3% range.

The ministry surveyed wages for June 2025 at 52,242 business entities with 10 or more employees. The average monthly salary for a male employee was 373,400 yen, up 2.8% year on year, while that for a female employee was 285,900 yen, up 3.9% year on year.

The gender pay gap reached its narrowest point on record, with the average salary for a female employee standing at 76.6 if the average for a male employee is set at 100, an increase of 0.8 points year on year. This is believed to be the result of factors such as some companies becoming required to disclose their gender pay gap and an impending requirement to disclose what percentage of management positions are held by women.

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