What is the gender pay gap at ICON in Japan?

Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 88.7% across all employees, 90.3% among regular employees, 69.8% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.

How many fathers take childcare leave at ICON in Japan?

61.9% of eligible men took childcare leave.

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

Average overtime is 5.4 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 11.4 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.

How long do employees stay at ICON in Japan?

Average tenure is 5.6 years for men and 5.9 years for women.

← Foreign subsidiaries in Japan

Ireland-owned·Other services·Osaka·501–1000 employees

ICON in Japan

Japan entity: ICONクリニカルリサーチ合同会社 · Parent: ICON plc · Corporate number 9120001084022 · 日本語

The Japan subsidiary of ICON plc (Ireland), registered as ICONクリニカルリサーチ合同会社, reports in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's women's-advancement database that women's average pay is 90.3% of men's among regular employees, 61.9% of eligible fathers took childcare leave (as of December 2025).

Women's advancement and leave

Women in management

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 11.5%

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

88.7%

Median, same industry and size: 74.5%

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

90.3%

Median, same industry and size: 78.9%

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

69.8%

Median, same industry and size: 80.5%

Men taking childcare leave

61.9%

Median, same industry and size: 56.0%

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

5.4 hrs

Median, same industry and size: 11.4 hrs

Paid leave taken

Not published

Median, same industry and size: 76.0%

Average tenure, men

5.6 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 11.1 yrs

Average tenure, women

5.9 yrs

Median, same industry and size: 9.0 yrs

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Questions this page answers

What is the gender pay gap at ICON in Japan?: Women's average pay as a percentage of men's: 88.7% across all employees, 90.3% among regular employees, 69.8% among non-regular employees. This compares average pay, not pay for the same job.
How many fathers take childcare leave at ICON in Japan?: 61.9% of eligible men took childcare leave.
How much overtime do employees at ICON in Japan work, and how much paid leave do they take?: Average overtime is 5.4 hours a month (median for the same industry and size: 11.4 hours), as reported to MHLW's women's-advancement database.
How long do employees stay at ICON in Japan?: Average tenure is 5.6 years for men and 5.9 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.