What share of managers are women at Starbucks in Japan?

33.3%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of March 2026).

What is the gender pay gap at Starbucks in Japan?

Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 85.0% across all employees, 81.0% among regular employees, 111.0% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.

How many fathers take childcare leave at Starbucks in Japan?

57.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.

How much overtime do employees at Starbucks in Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?

Average overtime is 11.0 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 19.9 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

How long do employees stay at Starbucks in Japan?

Average tenure is 14.3 years for men and 12.4 years for women.

← Foreign subsidiaries in Japan

United States-owned·Accommodation & food service·Tokyo·1001–5000 employees

Starbucks in Japan

Japan entity: スターバックスコーヒージャパン株式会社 · Parent: Starbucks Corporation (via Starbucks EMEA Holdings Ltd) · Corporate number 7011001031943 · 日本語

The Japan subsidiary of Starbucks Corporation (via Starbucks EMEA Holdings Ltd) (United States), registered as スターバックスコーヒージャパン株式会社, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that 33.3% of its managers are women, women's average pay is 81.0% of men's among regular employees, 57.0% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of March 2026).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management

33.3%

Median, same industry and size: 12.5%

Women among officers

40.0%

Median, same industry and size: 13.3%

Women among new hires

51.0%

For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

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

85.0%

Median, same industry and size: 68.3%

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

81.0%

Median, same industry and size: 77.9%

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

111.0%

Median, same industry and size: 98.5%

Men taking childcare leave

57.0%

For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

The pay figures compare women's average pay with men's, not pay for the same job. Data as of March 2026.

Working hours and retention

Average monthly overtime

11.0 hrs

Median, same industry and size: 19.9 hrs

Paid leave taken

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 66.3%

Average tenure, men

14.3 yrs

For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

Average tenure, women

12.4 yrs

For one employment category the company defines, so not comparable with other employers.

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Questions this page answers

What share of managers are women at Starbucks in Japan?: 33.3%, as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database (as of March 2026).
What is the gender pay gap at Starbucks in Japan?: Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 85.0% across all employees, 81.0% among regular employees, 111.0% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at Starbucks in Japan?: 57.0% of eligible men took childcare leave.
How much overtime do employees at Starbucks in Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?: Average overtime is 11.0 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 19.9 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.
How long do employees stay at Starbucks in Japan?: Average tenure is 14.3 years for men and 12.4 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.