What share of managers are women at Universal Music in Japan?

26.8%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of December 2025).

What is the gender pay gap at Universal Music in Japan?

Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 76.2% across all employees, 79.7% among regular employees, 45.9% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.

How long do employees stay at Universal Music in Japan?

Average tenure is 15.5 years for men and 12.6 years for women.

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Netherlands-owned·Unclassified·Tokyo·501–1000 employees

Universal Music in Japan

Japan entity: ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社 · Parent: Universal Music Group N.V. · Corporate number 4010403007281 · 日本語

The Japan subsidiary of Universal Music Group N.V. (Netherlands), registered as ユニバーサルミュージック合同会社, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 26.8% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 79.7% of men's among regular employees (as of December 2025).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management

26.8%

Median, same industry and size: 9.8%

Women among new hires

55.9%

Median, same industry and size: 29.5%

Women's pay as % of men's, all

76.2%

Median, same industry and size: 71.6%

Women's pay as % of men's, regular

79.7%

Median, same industry and size: 78.5%

Women's pay as % of men's, non-regular

45.9%

Median, same industry and size: 73.5%

Men taking childcare leave

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 54.5%

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

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 16.9 hrs

Paid leave taken

Not published

Median, same industry: 78.9%

Average tenure, men

15.5 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 14.1 yrs

Average tenure, women

12.6 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 10.3 yrs

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Universal Music in Japan?: 26.8%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of December 2025).
What is the gender pay gap at Universal Music in Japan?: Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 76.2% across all employees, 79.7% among regular employees, 45.9% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How long do employees stay at Universal Music in Japan?: Average tenure is 15.5 years for men and 12.6 years for women.

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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.