Drafting and other manufacturing-related and quasi-manufacturing workers in Japan earn on average ¥305,900 a month in base pay and ¥333,400 including overtime and allowances, plus ¥0.71m in annual bonuses: about ¥4.71m a year (2025; all occupations ¥5.46m). Average age 41.5, average tenure 11.1 years. Women's base pay is 77.6% of men's.
By sex
| Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) | Age | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ¥338,400 | ¥5.42m | 43.5 | 13.3 |
| Women | ¥262,700 | ¥3.76m | 38.8 | 8.1 |
By company size
| Company size | Monthly base pay | Annual pay (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000+ employees | ¥301,700 | ¥4.58m |
| 100–999 employees | ¥317,300 | ¥4.98m |
| 10–99 employees | ¥293,800 | ¥4.44m |
By age (monthly base pay)
| 19 and under | ¥206,800 |
| 20-24 | ¥229,100 |
| 25-29 | ¥253,900 |
| 30-34 | ¥278,700 |
| 35-39 | ¥290,300 |
| 40-44 | ¥317,600 |
| 45-49 | ¥367,800 |
| 50-54 | ¥335,500 |
| 55-59 | ¥362,700 |
| 60-64 | ¥337,500 |
| 65-69 | ¥311,200 |
| 70+ | ¥290,600 |
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 · Cast metal manufacturing and forging 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