Japan salary, 70 or older
Based on MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024) Table 6
70 or older Japanese full-time workers earn about 305万円 on average. Median is about 276万円; top 10% earn at least 470万円. 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 70 or older workers in Japan?
- About 276万円 (MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure).
- What do the top 10% / 25% earn at 70 or older in Japan?
- Top 10% earn at least 470万円; top 25% at least 356万円.
- What do the bottom 10% / 25% earn at 70 or older in Japan?
- Bottom 10% earn at most 199万円; bottom 25% at most 231万円.
- How does the Japanese salary "hensachi" (deviation score) work for 70 or older?
- [Estimate] On a normal approximation (mean 50, SD 10), the median (~276万円) maps to a hensachi of 50, the top 25% (~356万円) to about 57, and the top 10% (~470万円) to about 63. Pay is right-skewed, so treat these as estimates (see "Methodology" below).
Japan, 70 or older full-time wage and salary earners. Pay is fairly compressed — from 199万円 at the bottom 10% up to 470万円 at the top 10%, only about 2.4× apart, with quartiles from 231万円 to 356万円. The average is 305万円. Monthly pay is about ¥23M, hourly wage about ¥1,367. Source: MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure (2024) Table 6.
Per month, per hour
Based on a typical (median) earner
- Monthly23万円
- Hourly1,325円
- Take-home monthly18万円
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At a glance
- 12% lower than the next-older cohort
- Top 10% earn 2.4x more than the bottom 10%
- ¥5M annual is in the top 8.4% for this age group
- At this age, the top 10% earn about 71% more than the median
- The top 25% earn about 29% more than the median at this age
- This cohort's median is 33% below the all-ages median
- Pay peaks at ages 55-59; this cohort is at 53% 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 | 590万円 |
| Professional and Technical | 547万円 |
| Sales Workers | 351万円 |
| Office Workers | 347万円 |
| Construction and Extraction | 343万円 |
| Transport and Machinery Operators | 326万円 |
About this page
This page covers the salary distribution for Japan, 70 or older. The median is 276万円 and the average is 305万円, based on MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure.
How we calculated
Figures for Japan 70 or older are compiled from MHLW Basic Survey on Wage Structure. On this page the median is 276万円 and the 10th–90th percentile range runs 199万円–470万円; 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