Japan salary, ages 45-49
Based on MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024) Table 6
ages 45-49 Japanese full-time workers earn about 540万円 on average. Median is about 502万円; top 10% earn at least 870万円. 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 45-49 workers in Japan?
- About 502万円 (MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure).
- What do the top 10% / 25% earn at ages 45-49 in Japan?
- Top 10% earn at least 870万円; top 25% at least 664万円.
- What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at ages 45-49 in Japan?
- Bottom 10% earn at most 311万円; bottom 25% at most 390万円.
- How does the Japanese salary "hensachi" (deviation score) work for ages 45-49?
- [Estimate] On a normal approximation (mean 50, SD 10), the median (~502万円) maps to a hensachi of 50, the top 25% (~664万円) to about 57, and the top 10% (~870万円) to about 63. Pay is right-skewed, so treat these as estimates (see "Methodology" below).
Japan, ages 45-49 full-time wage and salary earners. Pay is fairly compressed — from 311万円 at the bottom 10% up to 870万円 at the top 10%, only about 2.8× apart, with quartiles from 390万円 to 664万円. The average is 540万円. Monthly pay is about ¥42M, hourly wage about ¥2,490. Source: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024) Table 6.
Per month, per hour
Based on a typical (median) earner
- Monthly42万円
- Hourly2,413円
- Take-home monthly32万円
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At a glance
- 4% higher than the next-older cohort
- 2% lower than the next-younger cohort
- Top 10% earn 2.8x more than the bottom 10%
- ¥5M annual is in the top 50.4% for this age group
- At this age, the top 10% earn about 73% more than the median
- The top 25% earn about 32% more than the median at this age
- This cohort's median is 22% above the all-ages median
- Pay peaks at ages 55-59; this cohort is at 96% 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 | 924万円 |
| Professional and Technical | 692万円 |
| Sales Workers | 584万円 |
| Construction and Extraction | 580万円 |
| Office Workers | 563万円 |
| Production Process Workers | 518万円 |
About this page
This page covers the salary distribution for Japan, ages 45-49. The median is 502万円 and the average is 540万円, based on MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
How we calculated
Figures for Japan ages 45-49 are compiled from MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure. On this page the median is 502万円 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs 311万円–870万円; 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