Cast metal manufacturing and forging workers in Japan earn on average ¥291,600 a month in base pay and ¥348,900 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.89m in annual bonuses: about ¥5.07m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 43.4, average tenure 15.0 years. Women's base pay is 83.9% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥294,400 | ¥5.15m | 43.2 | 15.1 |
| Women | ¥247,000 | ¥3.89m | 45.2 | 12.4 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥334,300 | ¥6.53m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥281,200 | ¥5.10m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥282,000 | ¥4.20m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥214,300 |
| 20-24 | ¥220,500 |
| 25-29 | ¥250,600 |
| 30-34 | ¥285,000 |
| 35-39 | ¥291,400 |
| 40-44 | ¥306,500 |
| 45-49 | ¥324,200 |
| 50-54 | ¥330,100 |
| 55-59 | ¥325,700 |
| 60-64 | ¥257,500 |
| 65-69 | ¥276,600 |
| 70+ | ¥212,700 |
Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025 (MHLW, published 2026-03-24). Full-time ("general") employees at private establishments of companies with 10 or more employees. Monthly pay is for June; bonuses are for the previous calendar year. Estimated annual pay = monthly contractual pay × 12 + annual bonus. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), via e-Stat. Compiled and translated by The Hardest Market.
Other manufacturing process workers occupations: Pig-iron forging, steelmaking, non-ferrous metal smelting workers · Metal machine tools workers · Metal press workers · Ironworkers, boilermakers · Sheet metal workers · Metal engraving and surface treatment workers · Metal welding and fusion cutting workers · Other product manufacturing and processing workers (metal products)