Civil engineering workers, railway line construction workers in Japan earn on average ¥299,900 a month in base pay and ¥320,600 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.50m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.35m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 46.7, average tenure 10.4 years. Women's base pay is 82.5% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥300,800 | ¥4.37m | 46.7 | 10.5 |
| Women | ¥248,200 | ¥3.48m | 43.5 | 7.4 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥333,500 | ¥6.48m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥313,200 | ¥4.98m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥297,700 | ¥4.23m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥220,300 |
| 20-24 | ¥229,500 |
| 25-29 | ¥272,300 |
| 30-34 | ¥292,000 |
| 35-39 | ¥313,800 |
| 40-44 | ¥328,600 |
| 45-49 | ¥336,300 |
| 50-54 | ¥330,400 |
| 55-59 | ¥318,100 |
| 60-64 | ¥304,500 |
| 65-69 | ¥291,600 |
| 70+ | ¥251,400 |
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 construction and mining workers occupations: Construction skeleton workers · Carpenters · Pipe laying workers · Other construction workers · Electric construction workers · Dam and tunnel excavation workers, mine workers