Construction skeleton workers in Japan earn on average ¥302,700 a month in base pay and ¥320,200 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.30m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.15m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 41.9, average tenure 9.6 years. Women's base pay is 83.7% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥303,200 | ¥4.15m | 41.8 | 9.5 |
| Women | ¥253,700 | ¥3.37m | 51.1 | 13.9 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥280,500 | ¥3.75m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥316,500 | ¥4.54m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥302,000 | ¥4.12m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥218,100 |
| 20-24 | ¥209,900 |
| 25-29 | ¥245,700 |
| 30-34 | ¥295,300 |
| 35-39 | ¥314,900 |
| 40-44 | ¥350,800 |
| 45-49 | ¥377,700 |
| 50-54 | ¥350,100 |
| 55-59 | ¥349,500 |
| 60-64 | ¥307,100 |
| 65-69 | ¥321,800 |
| 70+ | ¥254,400 |
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: Carpenters · Pipe laying workers · Other construction workers · Electric construction workers · Civil engineering workers, railway line construction workers · Dam and tunnel excavation workers, mine workers