Listed companies where women's average pay is closest to men's among regular employees
Listed companies with 1,000+ employees at the parent company. Women's average pay as a percentage of men's, regular (full-time, indefinite) employees, ranked by distance from 100%. This compares averages, not pay for the same job.
732 employers qualify, with a median of 74.6%. Care Twentyone Corporation leads at 98.3%; the top 50 run to 84.1%. 16 of the top 50 are in Services.
| # | Employer | Women's pay closest to men's |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Care Twentyone CorporationServices · 5,472 employees · Listed | 98.3% |
| 2 | Artner Co., Ltd.Services · 1,474 employees · Listed | 95.6% |
| 3 | Care Service Co., Ltd.Services · 1,024 employees · Listed | 92.8% |
| 4 | Baudroie, Inc.Information & communication · 1,315 employees · Listed | 92.6% |
| 5 | Shiseido Company, LimitedChemicals · 3,850 employees · Listed | 92.4% |
| 6 | SUNWELS Co., Ltd.Services · 3,570 employees · Listed | 90.1% |
| 7 | KeePer Technical Laboratory Co., Ltd.Services · 1,232 employees · Listed | 89.3% |
| 8 | Kao CorporationChemicals · 7,761 employees · Listed | 88.7% |
| 9 | Cedar.Co., Ltd.Services · 1,158 employees · Listed | 88.7% |
| 10 | Members Co., Ltd.Services · 2,836 employees · Listed | 88.5% |
| 11 | Yamabiko CorporationMachinery · 1,085 employees · Listed | 88.4% |
| 12 | Asahi Intelligence Service Co., Ltd.Information & communication · 1,911 employees · Listed | 88.0% |
| 13 | En Inc.Services · 2,014 employees · Listed | 87.9% |
| 14 | Charm Care CorporationServices · 2,250 employees · Listed | 87.8% |
| 15 | Base Co., Ltd.Information & communication · 1,246 employees · Listed | 87.7% |
| 16 | Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.Land transportation · 5,096 employees · Listed | 87.5% |
| 17 | ULVAC, Inc.Electric appliances · 1,483 employees · Listed | 87.4% |
| 18 | IX Knowledge IncorporatedInformation & communication · 1,222 employees · Listed | 87.3% |
| 19 | Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.Land transportation · 1,550 employees · Listed | 86.8% |
| 20 | SUS Co., Ltd.Services · 2,388 employees · Listed | 86.5% |
| 21 | JEOL Ltd.Electric appliances · 2,313 employees · Listed | 86.5% |
| 22 | Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd.Services · 1,126 employees · Listed | 86.4% |
| 23 | KSK Co., Ltd.Information & communication · 2,043 employees · Listed | 86.3% |
| 24 | Comture CorporationInformation & communication · 1,667 employees · Listed | 86.2% |
| 25 | East Japan Railway CompanyLand transportation · 39,598 employees · Listed | 86.0% |
| 26 | Mazda Motor CorporationTransportation equipment · 22,857 employees · Listed | 86.0% |
| 27 | Japan System Techniques Co., Ltd.Information & communication · 1,202 employees · Listed | 85.7% |
| 28 | SERAKU., Co., Ltd.Services · 3,081 employees · Listed | 85.6% |
| 29 | Renaissance,IncorporatedServices · 1,883 employees · Listed | 85.6% |
| 30 | Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 1,158 employees · Listed | 85.6% |
| 31 | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Chemicals · 5,198 employees · Listed | 85.3% |
| 32 | Bridgestone CorporationRubber products · 13,934 employees · Listed | 85.2% |
| 33 | Core CorporationInformation & communication · 1,013 employees · Listed | 85.2% |
| 34 | Dexerials CorporationChemicals · 1,344 employees · Listed | 85.1% |
| 35 | WILLTEC Co., Ltd.Services · 2,991 employees · Listed | 84.9% |
| 36 | T.RAD Co., Ltd.Transportation equipment · 1,525 employees · Listed | 84.9% |
| 37 | NSD Co., Ltd.Information & communication · 3,305 employees · Listed | 84.8% |
| 38 | JFE Systems, Inc.Information & communication · 1,600 employees · Listed | 84.8% |
| 39 | Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.Pharmaceuticals · 1,747 employees · Listed | 84.7% |
| 40 | Panasonic Holdings CorporationElectric appliances · 1,431 employees · Listed | 84.7% |
| 41 | Sundrug Co., Ltd.Retail trade · 4,622 employees · Listed | 84.6% |
| 42 | Miroku Jyoho Service Co., Ltd.Information & communication · 1,854 employees · Listed | 84.6% |
| 43 | DIP corporationServices · 2,663 employees · Listed | 84.5% |
| 44 | JAC Recruitment Co., Ltd.Services · 2,002 employees · Listed | 84.5% |
| 45 | San-A Co., Ltd.Retail trade · 1,746 employees · Listed | 84.5% |
| 46 | Hokkaidenko CorporationConstruction · 1,665 employees · Listed | 84.5% |
| 47 | Nojima CorporationRetail trade · 2,912 employees · Listed | 84.3% |
| 48 | Bell-Park Co., Ltd.Information & communication · 2,005 employees · Listed | 84.3% |
| 49 | Terumo CorporationPrecision instruments · 5,736 employees · Listed | 84.2% |
| 50 | Toenec CorporationConstruction · 5,029 employees · Listed | 84.1% |
Source: annual securities reports (EDINET), as each employer reports it, checked and edited by The Hardest Market. Definitions and what we leave out: methodology.
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