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Chemicals·Prime Market·Securities code 4452·Report filed 25 March 2026

Kao Corporation

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Kao Corporation reports 7,761 employees and an average annual salary of ¥8.65M at the parent company for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. 28.7% of its managers are women, 90.1% of eligible fathers took childcare leave, and women's pay is 88.7% of men's among regular employees.

Workforce

Employees (parent company)
7,761
Average annual salary
¥8.65M
Average age
40.6 yrs
Average tenure
16.7 yrs

Headcount trend: 1 year earlier: 7,861 · 2 years earlier: 8,199 · 3 years earlier: 8,403 · 4 years earlier: 8,508.

Gender and parental leave

Women in management
28.7%
Men taking childcare leave
90.1%
Basis: Women's Advancement Act basis.
Women's pay as % of men's — all employees
90.8%
Women's pay as % of men's — regular employees
88.7%
Women's pay as % of men's — non-regular employees
90.4%

Related glossary entries: Female manager ratio · Childcare leave · Gender pay gap disclosure · Nenshu.

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Questions this page answers

How many employees does Kao Corporation have?
Kao Corporation reported 7,761 employees at the parent company as of 31 December 2025, with an average age of 40.6 and an average tenure of 16.7 years. Group headcount, including subsidiaries, is usually larger.
What is the average salary at Kao Corporation?
The average annual salary at Kao Corporation was ¥8,654,000 (¥8.65M) in the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025, as stated in its annual securities report. The figure usually includes bonuses and overtime pay.
What share of managers at Kao Corporation are women?
28.7% of managers at Kao Corporation were women in the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. Companies define "manager" themselves, usually section manager (kacho) and above.
What percentage of men at Kao Corporation take childcare leave?
90.1% of eligible male employees at Kao Corporation took childcare leave in the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025.
What is the gender pay gap at Kao Corporation?
At Kao Corporation, women's average pay was 90.8% of men's across all employees and 88.7% of men's among regular (full-time, indefinite) employees in the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. These compare workforce averages, not pay for the same job.

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Figures are for the reporting company (parent) unless marked. Source: EDINET (Financial Services Agency), annual securities reports, used under the Public Data License 1.0. Figures extracted, standardised and translated by The Hardest Market; the original filings are authoritative. How the data is compiled. Search the filing on EDINET (document S100XT6G).