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International Business Machines in Japan

Japan entity: 日本アイ・ビー・エム株式会社 · Parent: International Business Machines Corporation · Corporate number 1010001128061 · 日本語

The Japan subsidiary of International Business Machines Corporation (United States), registered as 日本アイ・ビー・エム株式会社, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 19.6% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 78.9% of men's among regular employees, 141.5% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of December 2025).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management
19.6%
Median, same industry and size: 10.8%
Women among officers
23.7%
Median, same industry and size: 10.0%
Women among new hires
37.0%
Median, same industry and size: 33.0%
Women's pay as % of men's, all
78.4%
Median, same industry and size: 79.3%
Women's pay as % of men's, regular
78.9%
Median, same industry and size: 78.6%
Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular
85.3%
Median, same industry and size: 76.9%
Men taking childcare leave
141.5%
Median, same industry and size: 80.3%
Eruboshi (level 3)Kurumin

The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of December 2025.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime
20.1 hrs
Median, same industry and size: 15.2 hrs
Paid leave taken
Not published
Median, same industry: 75.1%
Average tenure, men
13.2 yrs
Median, same industry and size: 16.1 yrs
Average tenure, women
9.5 yrs
Median, same industry and size: 13.3 yrs

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at International Business Machines in Japan?
19.6%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of December 2025).
What is the gender pay gap at International Business Machines in Japan?
Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 78.4% across all employees, 78.9% among regular employees, 85.3% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at International Business Machines in Japan?
141.5% of eligible men took childcare leave (above 100% because leave taken this year can be for children born the year before).
How much overtime do employees at International Business Machines in Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?
Average overtime is 20.1 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 15.2 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.
How long do employees stay at International Business Machines in Japan?
Average tenure is 13.2 years for men and 9.5 years for women.

Japan Human Capital Data 2026

Every figure for about 36,000 unlisted employers and 3,789 listed companies at once: percentile ranks within each industry and size band, women among supervisors, ten-year retention by gender, women's leave uptake, and every foreign-owned subsidiary flagged with its parent. In a members' dashboard and as Excel and CSV.

What Professional includes

Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, women's-advancement database (open data), as of 2026-10-06; figures are self-reported by each employer and checked for plausibility by The Hardest Market. 女性の活躍推進企業データベースオープンデータ(2026年10月6日時点)を加工して作成.