Asia & Middle East · JPY · Estimate

Working in Japan

Fast-aging population: big shortage of engineers and care staff.

Visa route
Highly Skilled Professional · Engineer/Specialist
Cost of living (US = 100)
64
Languages
日本語 · English (tech)

Reference salaries by profession

Your professionMedian pay (local)In USDDemand
Human resources managers¥9,942,050
$67,17653/100Calculator →
Medical and health services managers¥8,249,080
$55,73765/100Calculator →
Software developers¥7,043,760
$47,59378/100Calculator →
Information security analysts¥6,691,520
$45,21383/100Calculator →
Data scientists¥6,227,910
$42,08083/100Calculator →
Project management specialists¥6,057,340
$40,92856/100Calculator →
Management analysts¥6,030,110
$40,74461/100Calculator →
Computer systems analysts¥5,483,030
$37,04874/100Calculator →
Registered nurses¥5,197,460
$35,11878/100Calculator →
Accountants and auditors¥4,953,860
$33,47254/100Calculator →
Logisticians¥4,873,340
$32,92866/100Calculator →
Market research analysts and marketing specialists¥4,662,590
$31,50457/100Calculator →
Operations research analysts¥4,607,090
$31,12980/100Calculator →
Human resources specialists¥4,495,650
$30,37656/100Calculator →
Training and development specialists¥4,101,380
$27,71262/100Calculator →

*Purchasing power = USD pay adjusted for cost of living (US = 100): what that salary would be worth living in the US. Gross pay, before tax. Outside the US figures are estimates (country/family pay ratio × FX) unless marked official. · MHLW · Basic Survey on Wage Structure · https://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/database/db-l/wage-structure.html

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