Japan salary, ages 20-24
Based on MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024) Table 6
ages 20-24 Japanese full-time workers earn about 277万円 on average. Median is about 314万円; top 10% earn at least 394万円. On the hensachi (deviation-score) scale, the median maps to 50 and the top 10% to about 63 ([Estimate] normal-approximation method).
- What is the median salary for ages 20-24 workers in Japan?
- About 314万円 (MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure).
- What do the top 10% / 25% earn at ages 20-24 in Japan?
- Top 10% earn at least 394万円; top 25% at least 351万円.
- What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at ages 20-24 in Japan?
- Bottom 10% earn at most 247万円; bottom 25% at most 278万円.
- How does the Japanese salary "hensachi" (deviation score) work for ages 20-24?
- [Estimate] On a normal approximation (mean 50, SD 10), the median (~314万円) maps to a hensachi of 50, the top 25% (~351万円) to about 57, and the top 10% (~394万円) to about 63. Pay is right-skewed, so treat these as estimates (see "Methodology" below).
Japan, ages 20-24 full-time wage and salary earners. Pay is fairly compressed — from 247万円 at the bottom 10% up to 394万円 at the top 10%, only about 1.6× apart, with quartiles from 278万円 to 351万円. The average is 277万円. Monthly pay is about ¥26M, hourly wage about ¥1,556. Source: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024) Table 6.
Per month, per hour
Based on a typical (median) earner
- Monthly26万円
- Hourly1,508円
- Take-home monthly21万円
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At a glance
- 25% higher than the next-older cohort
- 16% lower than the next-younger cohort
- Top 10% earn 1.6x more than the bottom 10%
- ¥5M annual is in the top 5.5% for this age group
- At this age, the top 10% earn about 26% more than the median
- The top 25% earn about 12% more than the median at this age
- This cohort's median is 24% below the all-ages median
- Pay peaks at ages 55-59; this cohort is at 60% of that peak
Top-paying occupations at this age
Ranked by average pay for this age group (MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure occupational groups).
| Occupation | Average pay |
|---|---|
| Management | 431万円 |
| Transport and Machinery Operators | 386万円 |
| Professional and Technical | 371万円 |
| Construction and Extraction | 352万円 |
| Sales Workers | 345万円 |
| Production Process Workers | 344万円 |
About this page
This page covers the salary distribution for Japan, ages 20-24. The median is 314万円 and the average is 277万円, based on MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
How we calculated
Figures for Japan ages 20-24 are compiled from MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure. On this page the median is 314万円 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs 247万円–394万円; the upper and lower percentiles come from rank statistics on the same sample.
[Estimate] The annual-salary hensachi is approximated as T = 50 + 10z (z = standard-normal quantile) over this page's official percentile data, assuming a normal distribution: median = 50, top 25% ≈ 57, top 10% ≈ 63. Real pay is right-skewed, so values may differ especially at the high end (a site approximation, not an official figure).
- Japan MHLW 'Basic Survey on Wage Structure' (2024) Table 3 + NTA Private Salary Statistics
- https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?stat_infid=000040247784